Liberty Island Liberty Island Liberty Island is a federally owned island in Upper New York Bay in the United States, best known as the location of the Statue of Liberty ("Liberty Enlightening the World"). The island is an exclave of the New York City borough of Manhattan, surrounded by the waters of Jersey City, New Jersey. Long known as Bedloe's Island, it was renamed by an act of the United States Congress in 1956. Liberty Island became part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument in 1937 through Presidential Proclamation 2250, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In 1966, it was listed
Liberty (village), New York line, including 13.5% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over. Liberty (village), New York Liberty is a village in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The population was 4,392 at the 2010 census. The Village of Liberty is centrally located in the Town of Liberty and is adjacent to New York Route 17. While the Town of Liberty was incorporated in 1807, the Village of Liberty was not incorporated as a separate entity until 1870. The Munson Diner, Liberty Downtown Historic District, St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, and Town and Country Building are listed