In New York Online, a visit to the 150-foot-tall woman with Muslim roots who guards the harbor and welcomes all to our shores.

An overheated elevator motor tripped the fire alarm system for the second time in recent days, causing an evacuation. No one was injured.

Starting in June, the National Park Service is opening the island, but not the statue, for people to visit and dine there, at dusk.

The crowding along the harbor promenade has been compounded since 9/11 by the large tents used for security clearance for ferries to Ellis and Liberty Islands.

Aaron Weisinger, 26, proposed marriage to Erica Breder, 25, in the Statue of Liberty’s crown. (Ms. Breder said yes.) The crown was opened to the public for the first time since 9/11.For the first time since 9/11, the public had a chance to climb to the crown of the Statue of Liberty.

For the first time since the attacks of Sept. 11, the public had a chance to climb to the crown of the statue. But first, they had to endure red tape and stiff security.

National officials are debating where to place the remaining Guantánamo Bay prisoners. One man suggests building a supermax prison on Governors Island.

Louis Caldera, the director of the White House Military Office, resigned for his role in approving the military flyover last week that incited panic in Lower Manhattan.

Louis Caldera, the director of the White House Military Office, resigned for his role in approving the military flyover last week that incited panic in Lower Manhattan.

The Obama administration announced that the Statue of Liberty’s crown will reopen in July, giving tourists the chance to make their way up the cramped, twisting stairway.