Part of JR’s ‘Unframed — Ellis Island’ installation (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) One of New York City’s most haunting ruins has direct views of the Statue of Liberty and the Manhattan ...

Inside one of the most famous monuments in the world is a bronze plaque that reads, in part, “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your ...

Between 1892 and 1954, immigrants arriving on the shores of the United States passed below the towering face of Lady Liberty before docking at Ellis Island. A processing center for more than 12 ...

ELLIS ISLAND, NJ, UNITED STATES, October 23, 2025 / EINPresswire.com / -- Save Ellis Island, the nonprofit dedicated to restoring and revitalizing the 29 historic buildings on the Island’s South Side, ...

Brian D. Scanlan is writing a book on the history of the Ellis Island hospital. His work has appeared in the New York Times, America magazine, northjersey.com and other publications. Some 276,000 ...