The national monument to immigration at Ellis Island is in the latter part of a $117 million makeover as the U.S. marks its ...

As the country celebrates its 250th birthday, relatives of the first immigrant to pass through Ellis Island reflected on the ...

Ellis Island presents 21st-century visitors with two options: explore the island’s rich history in the main hall’s Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration or bear a hard hat and venture into its ...

The 29-building hospital complex on the lesser-traveled south side of Ellis Island is a unique attraction in New York City. While most visitors head straight for the immigration museum, on the other ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Sept. 18, 1956, an ad in The Wall Street Journal attracted considerable attention. The federal General Services Administration ...

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. But ...

Ellis Island Entrance (Paul Seibert/Courtesy Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Foundation) Ellis Island Main Building under construction circa 1900 (Courtesy Statue of Liberty National Monument and ...

NEW YORK, May 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ellis Island Honors Society (EIHS) awarded the 2026 Annual Ellis Island Medals of Honor, to 76 recipients including: CEO of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Ola ...

It was, for decades, a gateway for many of the millions of people who immigrated to America. Ellis Island is today a part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument (the statue is on Liberty Island).

Julia Schlaepfer had just one day to tear her 1923 character down to the studs and rebuild her stronger than ever. In "Wrap Thee in Terror," the third episode of the Paramount+ series' second season, ...