She and her husband, Richard MacKenzie-Childs, are artists in their 70s who have lived for the past two decades on Yankee, a roughly 150-foot-long ferryboat built in 1907.

The Roosevelt Hotel became a refuge for thousands of migrants traveling to New York City from the border. Officials shuttered it as the number of new arrivals wanes.

The museum at nearby Ellis Island, where 12 million immigrants entered the United States from 1892 to 1954, will remain closed until further notice. Free morning newsletter.

Smith rejected a scene on Ellis Island because he thought Black people didn't immigrate via the historic landmark. The star agreed to film after learning relatives of his producing partner, who is ...

Ferry service from Hudson County to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty resumes Saturday following a two-month absence. Service from Liberty State Park to the Statue of Liberty National ...

On this day in 1998, the SCOTUS rules in New Jersey v. New York that Ellis Island, the historic gateway for millions of immigrants, is mainly in the state of New Jersey, not New York. Because the ...