Showing posts with label statue of liberty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label statue of liberty. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Steak dinner, on Johnny
Contact him (with proof), we'll have a fine steak dinner in the finest NYC steakhouse. All the trimmings. You are heroes.
Friday, April 24, 2015
BREAKING NEWS: New Jersey's Statue of Liberty has been evacuated due to security concerns
The Statue of Liberty has been evacuated this afternoon according to several news sources due to a report of a suspicious package. At this point we'll turn this story over to the pros at real news.
Monday, October 29, 2012
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Get your cameras and head to the river on Wednesday
The piggy-back space shuttle Enterprise's trip has been rescheduled for Wednesday morning. Beginning at 9:30 the shuttle will be flown at heights of only 1500 feet at times as it 'poses' for pictures around Jersey City's Statue of Liberty, the George Washington Bridge and other landmarks.
The flight is expected to last around two hours before the flight ends at JFK.
The flight is expected to last around two hours before the flight ends at JFK.
Friday, October 28, 2011
Some amazing webcams now running live from the Statue of Liberty
Here's just one shot of our fair city, New York City and a great view of New York Harbor. Follow this link to the rest of the Statue of Liberty live webcams.
HAIL!! The Statue of Liberty is 125 today
Jersey City's own most famousest of monuments, the Statue of Liberty is 125 today (that's a LOT of candles) and plenty of big events are planned for Liberty Island, Ellis Island and fireworks out in New York Harbor tonight by Macy's.
NJ.com helps move things along with their list of todays events:
Kicking off today’s ceremonies at 8:45 a.m. will be the Naturalization Ceremony, which seeks to honor the millions of U.S. immigrants who were first welcomed to America by Lady Liberty.
“Some 125 immigrants from more than 40 nations, including Albania, China, Italy, Haiti, Croatia and the Dominican Republic, will become U.S. citizens in honor of the statue’s symbol of enduring hope since 1886,” Ahern said.
A National Park Service ceremony will begin at 10 a.m., featuring a talk by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and performances by various singers and actors.
At roughly 7:45 p.m., to close the 125th anniversary, Macy’s Fireworks will ignite the autumn skies with shells and umbrellas of light from two barges, as well as from Liberty Island itself, officials said.
The fireworks will be accompanied by the original score, “Gift of Light,” written by Grammy-award-winning composer Doug Katsaros, and Emmy-winning lyricist/Macy’s creative director William Schermerhorn.
A simulcast of the closing ceremony will be carried by 1010 WINS radio.
Now, tomorrow the Statue itself will be closed for up to a year for some badly needed improvements. The Ellis Island and Liberty Island buildings will be open to the public, but not Lady Liberty ("Moose out front should have told you...").
NJ.com helps move things along with their list of todays events:
Kicking off today’s ceremonies at 8:45 a.m. will be the Naturalization Ceremony, which seeks to honor the millions of U.S. immigrants who were first welcomed to America by Lady Liberty.
“Some 125 immigrants from more than 40 nations, including Albania, China, Italy, Haiti, Croatia and the Dominican Republic, will become U.S. citizens in honor of the statue’s symbol of enduring hope since 1886,” Ahern said.
A National Park Service ceremony will begin at 10 a.m., featuring a talk by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and performances by various singers and actors.
At roughly 7:45 p.m., to close the 125th anniversary, Macy’s Fireworks will ignite the autumn skies with shells and umbrellas of light from two barges, as well as from Liberty Island itself, officials said.
The fireworks will be accompanied by the original score, “Gift of Light,” written by Grammy-award-winning composer Doug Katsaros, and Emmy-winning lyricist/Macy’s creative director William Schermerhorn.
A simulcast of the closing ceremony will be carried by 1010 WINS radio.
Now, tomorrow the Statue itself will be closed for up to a year for some badly needed improvements. The Ellis Island and Liberty Island buildings will be open to the public, but not Lady Liberty ("Moose out front should have told you...").
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Here's a comforting thought for tonight and Sunday
The last direct hit on this area by a hurricane was 1893, the so-called West Indian Cyclone. So what that means is not one of the skyscrapers or even really tall buildings above say 20 stories in New York City and here in Jersey City has experienced the wind and rain intensity like they'll be getting in the next 36 hours.
Only the Statue of Liberty remembers the West Indian Cyclone. She was just a girl at the time, only six years old.
Only the Statue of Liberty remembers the West Indian Cyclone. She was just a girl at the time, only six years old.
Friday, August 12, 2011
New Jersey's Statue of Liberty to close to the public October 29
The New Jersey landmark will close for what Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says are safety improvements and repairs, on October 29th for a year. Why October 29th you ask? The dedication of the Statue's 125th anniversary is October 28th and the Interior Department didn't want it closed on that particular day. Liberty Island and will remain open, only the interior of the Statue of Liberty is closing.
The National Park Service said the project would involve updating the statue’s mechanical and electrical systems, along with its fire-suppression equipment. The two open staircases will be separated from each other, and one will get walls, a plus for safety. The elevator that runs from the ground floor to the fifth floor will be replaced and will ascend and descend in a new, fire-resistant shaft.
Got that? Good.
The National Park Service said the project would involve updating the statue’s mechanical and electrical systems, along with its fire-suppression equipment. The two open staircases will be separated from each other, and one will get walls, a plus for safety. The elevator that runs from the ground floor to the fifth floor will be replaced and will ascend and descend in a new, fire-resistant shaft.
Got that? Good.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
A gorgeous Saturday to be out and about with a camera
How about a picture looking south down Warren St. at Jersey City's most famous landmark. This was shot not entirely far from the Harsimus Cove light rail stop. Sometimes when Johnny opens his eyes he sees good things. Big image coming.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
National Parks Department--Statue of Liberty to be lifted, turned one quarter turn
The National Parks Department (hopefully not the one run by Amy Poehler on teevee) has decided that the Statue of Liberty is to be lifted one quarter turn and face lower Manhattan and not Brooklyn any longer. The Parks Department isn't saying exactly why Lady Liberty is going to be lifted and turned but we have a pretty good idea it's because the big wheels in southern Manhattan want a better view.
Oddly, Johnny is OK with this as it will allow a far better view of the Statue of Liberty from his roof, she'll be almost facing him.
Hard cheese Brooklyn, Lady Liberty is about to turn away from you.
Oddly, Johnny is OK with this as it will allow a far better view of the Statue of Liberty from his roof, she'll be almost facing him.
Hard cheese Brooklyn, Lady Liberty is about to turn away from you.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Nice to see the incoming administration won't be cowed by terrorists, they seek to reopen the Statue of Liberty's crown to the public
New Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar visited the Statue of Liberty and said a top priority of his, meaning the Obama Administration, was to reopen the crown to the public. You'll recall it was closed after the 9/11 attacks for some apparent reason. The Bushies said it was out of concern to the safety of the public which still to this day sounds like a red herring. Then why not close the viewing deck on the Empire State Building? Secretary Salazar said "This is an American treasure. . I don't think there is a better symbol of the fact that there is one America than this island."
We here at the Jersey City Desk agree. Sure it's a narrow 168 steps. So? No doubt someone has had a heart attack or fallen ill at some point doing it over the decades it's been open. They didn't close the St. Louis arch after 9/11. We need to get over this innate fear of "the terrorists". Sure it's a possibility. It's a possibility geese will bring down your plane in the Hudson River.
Jersey City's Statue of Liberty is THE greatest symbol of America, but how can it be if it's closed because we're afraid of bad guys? We heartily applaud Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and the Obama Administration for this call.
We here at the Jersey City Desk agree. Sure it's a narrow 168 steps. So? No doubt someone has had a heart attack or fallen ill at some point doing it over the decades it's been open. They didn't close the St. Louis arch after 9/11. We need to get over this innate fear of "the terrorists". Sure it's a possibility. It's a possibility geese will bring down your plane in the Hudson River.
Jersey City's Statue of Liberty is THE greatest symbol of America, but how can it be if it's closed because we're afraid of bad guys? We heartily applaud Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and the Obama Administration for this call.
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