Liberty Island not the portions added by infill. Thus it was agreed that the parts of the island made of filled land belonged to New Jersey while the original natural part belonged to New York. This proved impractical to administer and New Jersey and New York subsequently agreed to share jurisdiction of the entire island. This special situation only applies to Ellis Island and part of Shooters Island. Liberty Island has been owned by the federal government since 1801, first as a military installation and now as a national landmark. Statue of Liberty National Monument, Ellis Island and Liberty Island, listed on
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