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Sen. Chuck Schumer Wants National Park Service To Help Restore Old Oyster Bay...
OYSTER BAY, NY (AP / CBSNewYork) - A U.S. senator says the National Park Service should help renovate a Long Island Rail Road station once used by President Theodore Roosevelt. WCBS 880 Long Island...
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NY September 11th Memorial Donates 40 Trees To Flight 93 Memorial Site In...
NEW YORK (CBS 2/AP) – Pennsylvania is receiving a 9/11 donation courtesy of New York. Forty sweet gum trees are heading to the Flight 93 National Memorial near Shanksville. The National Park Service...
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Rep. Frank Pallone Opposes New Fee Structure For Sandy Hook
MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ (WCBS 880) - The price to park and hang out for a day at Sandy Hook could go from $10 one-day passes to $20 two-day passes, if the National Park Service’s proposal goes through....
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Flight 93 Memorial In Shanksville, PA To Be Unveiled On 10th Anniversary On 9/11
SHANKSVILLE, PA (WCBS 880) – Far from the World Trade Center site and the Pentagon is another memorial that will be unveiled for the 10th anniversary of 9/11. WCBS 880s’ Marla Diamond reports: Wall Of...
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Stories From Main Street: Alexander Hamilton’s Home Moves In Harlem
NEW YORK (WCBS 880) - Take a stroll through Harlem and be transported back two centuries. WCBS 880′s Sean Adams On The Story Download: adams_mainstreet_110926.mp3 Alexander Hamilton‘s stately yellow...
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Big Party Planned For Statue of Liberty’s 125th Anniversary
NEW YORK (WCBS 880) – The Statue of Liberty will celebrate a milestone on October 28 and the National Park Service is planning a party. LISTEN: WCBS 880′s Peter Haskell reports Download:...
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Rep. Steve Israel Wants National Parks To Sell Only Items Made In The U.S.A.
RONKONKOMA, NY (WCBS 880) - Rep. Steve Israel of Long Island says that one way to slow the sale of made in China products here in America is to prevent them from being sold in our national parks. WCBS...
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Statue of Liberty Celebrates 125 Years In New York Harbor
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – It was a big milestone for the Statue of Liberty as she turned 125 years old. Lady Liberty was dedicated in New York harbor on October 28, 1886. A dazzling fireworks show, a...
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Cuomo, Christie Call On National Park Service To Take Major Role In Managing...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) - The governors of New York and New Jersey have called on the National Park Service to take a role in funding and managing the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the...
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9/11 Families Call For Feds To Take Over Memorial, Museum
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Some 9/11 victims’ family members want to have the National Park Service run the museum and memorial the World Trade Center site, WCBS 880′s Monica Miller reported. WCBS 880′s...
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Trespasser Accused Of Destroying Piping Plovers’ Endangered Eggs In Breezy Point
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Some beachgoers are calling it a heartless crime. Vandals allegedly trespassed over dunes in Breezy Point where piping plovers, a rare bird species, had built fragile nests in...
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Grant’s Tomb Reducing Days Open To The Public
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) - The National Park Service says the General Grant National Memorial, commonly known as Grant’s Tomb, in New York City will be reducing the days it is open to the public. The...
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Statue Of Liberty To Shine For First Time Since Hurricane Sandy
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – For the first time since Hurricane Sandy slammed into the Tri-State Area last week, the Statue of Liberty will once again shine through the darkness of New York Harbor....
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Statue Of Liberty, Ellis Island Will Not Reopen To Visitors In 2012
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Superstorm Sandy is to thank for the extended closing of two of the New York area’s most popular tourist attractions. The National Park Service said Friday the Statue of...
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Statue Of Liberty Stands Sad And Lonely Amid Destruction
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Five weeks after Superstorm Sandy, it remains a sad and lonely time for one of the most famous landmarks in New York City. As CBS 2’s Chris Wragge reported on Tuesday, the...
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Fact Check Friday: #Obamaquester
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) - It’s once again time for Fact Check Friday, where, with the help of factcheck.org, a nonpartisan non-profit part of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of...
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Feds Announce Statue Of Liberty To Reopen In Time For July 4 Holiday
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Lady Liberty will reopen in time to mark America’s birthday, the Department of the Interior announced on Tuesday. Visitors will once again be welcomed to the Statue of Liberty...
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Ellis Island Not Expected To Reopen This Year
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – A popular New York destination badly damaged by superstorm Sandy will not reopen this year as repairs are made. The National Park Service announced that Ellis Island...
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Earth Day Volunteers Do Their Part To Protect The Environment
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Volunteers hit the streets Monday to celebrate the 43rd anniversary of Earth Day. For some, the commemoration took on a special meaning this year in parts of the Tri-State Area...
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6 Months After Superstorm Sandy, Signs Of Progress But More To Be Done
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – Six months after Superstorm Sandy ravaged the Tri-State Area, the region continues its steady, but sometimes slow, pace to a full recovery. Sandy caused billions of dollars...
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Kelly Voices ‘Concern’ Over New Statue Of Liberty Security Procedures
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly has for the first time voiced his frustrations with new federal security rules for the Statue of Liberty. Officials said visitors...
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Officials Say New Statue Of Liberty Security Plan Is Risky
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – New York officials say new security plans for the Statue of Liberty could leave visitors vulnerable to terrorism when the island reopens on July Fourth. Sen. Charles Schumer...
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Officials Call Off Plans To Move Security Screening For Statue Of Liberty
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Plans to change the security screening procedures for visitors to the Statue of Liberty have been scrapped. In a statement announced late Monday afternoon. Sen. Charles...
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Check It Out: NYC’s Abandoned Swinburne Island
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - New York City is full of little nuggets of history that have long been abandoned. Among them is the small, artificial Swinburne Island, located in New York Bay east of Staten...
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In The Battle Against Poison Ivy, N.J. Town Has The Great Equalizer — Goats
SANDY HOOK, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — It is the season of outdoor adventures, but you have to be careful to avoid natural dangers like poison ivy. One place has found a novel way of eradicating the nuisance...
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Continuing Government Shutdown Could Impact NYC Marathon
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – The government shutdown could force a change to the New York City Marathon‘s staging area. The staging area is slated to be at the federally operated Fort Wadsworth on Staten...
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Talks To Reopen Statue Of Liberty Amid Government Shutdown
ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) – A Cuomo administration official says talks aimed at reopening the Statue of Liberty are under way between state and federal officials. The official said the state is...
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State, Federal Officials Reach Deal To Reopen Statue Of Liberty
ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — New York state and federal officials have reached an agreement to reopen the Statue of Liberty amid the government shutdown. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday the...
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Statue Of Liberty Reopens, Ending Wait For Tourists
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — The federal government may still be partially closed, but the Statue of Liberty isn’t. As 1010 WINS’ Glenn Schuck reported, Lady Liberty reopened Sunday, a relief to many...
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Ellis Island To Reopen To The Public On Monday
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – Almost a year to the day after superstorm Sandy submerged Ellis Island in water, the historic site where more than 12 million immigrants entered the U.S. is set to reopen to...
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Ellis Island Reopens One Year After Superstorm Sandy’s Floods
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – The island that ushered millions of immigrants into the United States is receiving visitors for the first time since superstorm Sandy’s surge gushed into New York Harbor....
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George Washington Statue Rededicated On 230th Anniversary Of Evacuation Day
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A rededication ceremony was held at the statue of the nation’s first president Monday, on what used to be a holiday marking the evacuation of the last British troops in the U.S....
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Interior Secretary Sally Jewell Announces Effort To Mark LGBT Historical Sites
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announced Friday at the Stonewall Inn, scene of the riots widely credited with starting the modern gay rights movement, that the National Park...
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Calls Mount To Return Sphere Sculpture To World Trade Center Site
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — After years of controversy, there still has been no decision made on what to do with a popular sculpture that stood on the plaza at the old World Trade Center. As WCBS 880’s...
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National Parks Call On Americans To ‘Find Your Park’
WASHINGTON (AP) — After nearly 100 years, the National Park Service holds some of the country’s most beautiful and historic places, though it also suffers from an $11 billion backlog of unfunded...
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Bigger, More Accessible Museum Proposed At Statue of Liberty
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — A full-scale copper replica of Lady Liberty‘s face is the first thing that greets visitors to the museum in the base of the Statue of Liberty. But the face that gives...
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National Park Service Celebrates 100th Birthday
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The National Park Service is celebrating its 100th birthday today. On August 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed an act that established the National Park Service as part...
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National Park Service: Statue Of Liberty Power Outage ‘Temporary’ And...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The National Park Service said Wednesday that a power outage at the Statue of Liberty Tuesday night was “temporary” and “unplanned.” The statue was dark for a few hours except...
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$1.2-Million Repair Job Underway On Iconic Fire Island Lighthouse
FIRE ISLAND, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — For many, the Fire Island Lighthouse is the very symbol of Long Island. For nearly 160-years, it has helped to guide mariners. The foundation of the historic lighthouse...
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National Park Service Withdraws From Ceremony Dedicating NYC’s First...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The National Park Service suddenly withdrew sponsorship of New York City’s first permanent Pride Flag, which now flies high near the historic Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village....
View ArticleOld Brooklyn Airfield Becomes Hot Spot For Drag Racing, Reckless Driving
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A storied airfield in Brooklyn is once again a hot spot for drivers who love to go fast. Floyd Bennett Field, a former airfield turned federal recreational area, appears to be a...
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