The federal General Services Administration announced that it was “now authorized to offer one of the most famous landmarks in the world — Ellis Island — for private commercial use.” The ...

A body was recovered from the waters near Ellis Island Tuesday morning, police said. A man's body was found by emergency ...

Ponce Bank President and CEO Carlos Naudon has been named a recipient of the prestigious 2025 Ellis Island Medal of Honor, ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) For months now, a shadow the size of New Jersey has ...

Between 1892 and 1954, most immigrants arriving in the United States passed through New York’s Ellis Island control center. For those fleeing poverty and war, the “island of tears” was also ...

NEW YORK - Ellis Island is best known as the location where millions of immigrants from Europe and Asia arrived in the United States, but less known is that it's also where hundreds of thousands ...

The famed island, located in New York Harbor, first became a processing center for immigrants in 1892. Today about 40% of the US population can trace their ancestry through Ellis Island ...

While most recovered, more than 3,500 immigrants died on Ellis Island in sight of New York and their dream of a better life. Some 350 babies were also born on the island, although this was no ...

Mr. Siegel is an artist who has been photographing and filming New York City’s streets, neighborhoods and people for over four decades. Ellis Island in New York Harbor served as the principal ...

On November 12, 1954, Ellis Island officially closed after admitting ... may have caught a glimpse of Lady Liberty and the New York skyline. This short film from the Library of Congress, entitled ...

NEW YORK, May 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ellis Island Honors Society (EIHS) awarded the 2025 Annual Ellis Island Medals of Honor, to 80 recipients including: Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden ...