Liberty Island jurisdictional status of Liberty Island. An unusual clause in the 1664 colonial land grant that outlined New Jersey's borders reads: "westward of Long Island, and Manhitas Island and bounded on the east part by the main sea, and part by Hudson's river" rather than at the river's midpoint, as was common in other colonial charters. When the Province of New Jersey was separated from the Province of New York in 1674 it was argued that Staten Island belonged to the former. Then governor Edmund Andros directed that all islands in the bay that could be circumnavigated within 24 hours were
Liberty (village), New York 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 on the National Register of Historic Places. Liberty is located at (41.797792, -74.742829). According to the