Statue of Liberty Upper New York Bay on Liberty Island south of Ellis Island, which together comprise the Statue of Liberty National Monument. Both islands were ceded by New York to the federal government in 1800. As agreed in an 1834 compact between New York and New Jersey that set the state border at the bay's midpoint, the original islands remain New York territory though located on the New Jersey side of the state line. Liberty Island is one of the islands that are part of the borough of Manhattan in New York. Land created by reclamation added to the original island at
Liberty, New York David Cross's film Hits. The dark comedy has created controversy, as it represents the townspeople as a bigoted and narrow-minded bunch. Also one of the major settings in the novel So B. It by Sarah Weeks and the Stephen Gyllenhaal film based on the novel, of the same name. In 2017, The Town of Liberty was ranked as one of the 250 best towns to buy a home in New York, ranking #104. The report highlighted Liberty and other top-rated cities and towns using licensed data to analyze hundreds of New York towns based on several factors deemed important for