{"id":"AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-051","kind":"context","level":"federal","jurisdiction":"Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island (NY/NJ)","state":"","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS","eco":"","issuer":"Superintendent, Statue of Liberty National Monument","authority":"36 C.F.R. 1.5","instrument":"News release, \u0027Statue of Liberty National Monument \u0026 Ellis Island to Close Temporarily Starting March 16\u0027","title":"Statue of Liberty National Monument \u0026 Ellis Island to Close Temporarily Starting March 16","dateIssued":"2020-03-16","effective":"2020-03-16","end":"Liberty Island grounds reopened July 20, 2020 (052); Ellis Island and the museums remained closed; pedestal observation deck reopened July 1, 2021","startDate":"2020-03-16","endDate":"2020-07-20","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3"],"types":["CLOSE","TRAV","GATH"],"addressees":["all visitors","concessioners (Statue Cruises ferry; food, beverage and retail)","tour operators"],"clause":"[Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island will] close temporarily starting March 16 [in response to coronavirus (COVID-19)]... until further notice.","enforcement":"36 C.F.R. 1.5 and 1.3; 18 U.S.C. 1865","functions":["TV travel demand (4.2 million annual visits)","CN concessions (ferry, food, retail idle; the NPS later cancelled the concession solicitations for ferry and food/retail services, Feb. 24 and May 6, 2021)","CB New York tour operators, hotels and Battery Park vendors","WF concession workforce"],"notes":"The islands\u0027 partial reopening was \u0027Revised to Align with NY Phase 4 Reopening Modifications\u0027 (052).","sourceUrl":"https://www.nps.gov/stli/learn/news/temporary-closure-in-response-to-coronavirus-covid-19.htm","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":467560,"grade":"primary","character":"context","description":"","collection":"AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS","url":"/library/AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-051","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-051","citation":"Superintendent, Statue of Liberty National Monument, News release, \u0027Statue of Liberty National Monument \u0026 Ellis Island to Close Temporarily Starting March 16\u0027 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-051)","stateName":"","related":[]}