Evelyn Kanter’s NYC Guidebook | The Statue of Liberty celebrates her 125th birthday today with an epic all-day celebration that ends with a Macy’s fireworks display that starts at 7:45 PM. Although it won’t be as big as the annual Fourth of July fireworks in New York Harbor, the birthday bash fireworks event is well worth watching. Here [...] The Statue of Liberty celebrates her 125th birthday on Friday, October 28, 2011, with an epic all-day celebration that ends with a Macy’s fireworks display. Although it won’t be as big as the annual Fourth of July fireworks in New York Harbor, the birthday bash fireworks event is well worth watching. Here are [...] It may be the most famous gift in history — the Statue of Liberty, from France, in 1886. On October 28, 2011, Lady Liberty celebrates her 125th birthday with a huge party in New York Harbor. One ceremony replicates the original dedication, complete with a ticker tape parade and fireworks. The Macy’s fireworks display [...] The Statue of Liberty is open after sunset only nine times a year, during the summer. Thursdays in August — 11th, 18th and 25th — are your last chance this year to visit Liberty Island at sunset when Lady Liberty literally glows. You return to Battery Park after dark, enjoying the Manhattan skyline twinkling [...] Vote for the Statue of Liberty 125th birthday logo The Statue of Liberty turns 125 in October, and she needs a new logo to celebrate her birthday. The National Park Service wants you to vote for one of ten finalists already selected. The winning Statue of Liberty 125th anniversary logo will be used on [...] The Statue of Liberty is open after sunset only nine times a year, during the summer. It’s your chance to visit Liberty Island at sunset when Lady Liberty literally glows, and the Manhattan skyline twinkles merilly as you return to Battery Park after dark. The special evening events are each Thursday, beginning June 30th, [...] For the first time in more than a century, the three queens of Cunard are gathering in NYC, on Thursday, January 13th. The Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth are probably the most famous ocean liners in the world, and you can get a front row seat for the royal rendezvous aboard [...] Enjoy New Year’s Eve fireworks, live entertainment and more in New York Harbor aboard the luxury yacht Audubon. This is a four-hour celebration cruise that celebrates both the arrival of 2010 and the yacht’s first voyage since an extensive and expensive renovation. There’s an open bar, hors d’oevres, spectacular views of the Manhattan skyline. At mignight, [...] | |