The Roosevelt Hotel in midtown Manhattan, once the symbol of New York City’s migrant crisis, is laying off nearly all of its ...

Between 1892 and 1954, more than twelve million immigrants passed through the U.S. immigration portal at Ellis Island, enshrining it as an icon of America's welcome. That story is well known.

Ellis Island straddles New York and New Jersey and commemorates the immigrant experience. Millions of American stories began at Ellis Island; by some estimates, 40% of people in the country today have ...

Before the European colonists came to America, Algonquin-speaking Native American tribes used Ellis Island as a home base to harvest food. The island contained large oyster beds and was also a ...

SCHLAEPFER Oh, I sure noticed. DEADLINE Let’s jump right into those Ellis Island scenes. That kind of detail isn’t usually depicted in film or TV when it comes to addressing how immigrants ...

When history professor Mark Washburne wanted to learn about his grandmother’s arrival in the United States as an infant, he went to Ellis Island. Washburne took the ferry to the island just off ...

"I am one of the nearly 40% of all U.S. citizens who can trace at least one ancestor to Ellis Island. Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty stand as timeless symbols of hope, resilience ...

A feat of 19th-century technical engineering and a beacon for immigrants arriving at Ellis Island, the statue can be admired from several different vantage points around Manhattan, including ...

The best view of New York might not be in the city ... Price: From $24.50 Standout perk: Admission to the grounds of Liberty Island and Ellis Island are included in this sightseeing cruise and ...

Between 1892 and 1954, more than twelve million immigrants passed through the U.S. immigration portal at Ellis Island, enshrining it as an icon of America's welcome. That story is well known.