tag:viewing.nyc,2005:/categories/monuments/feed Viewing NYC is a site that features videos and photos of the art, comedy, culture, food, history and events of New York City. Copyright (c) 2016, Viewing NYC; all rights reserved. Viewing NYC 2023-05-28T12:00:00-04:00 tag:viewing.nyc,2005:/categories/monuments/feed/707deced-99da-4336-9d14-a8e5541632b7 2023-05-28T12:00:00-04:00 2026-03-29T19:24:01-04:00

In this fascinating animated video from historian and YouTuber CGP Grey, learn all about the history behind the contentious borders between New York and New Jersey, and how several Hudson…

Matt Coneybeare https://viewing.nyc/authors/coneybeare/ Matt Coneybeare Who Owns The Statue of Liberty? (New Jersey vs New York) <article class='post'> <div class='entry-content'> <section class='videos'> <div class='video'> <a href="https://viewing.nyc/video-who-actually-owns-ellis-island-liberty-island-and-the-statue-of-liberty/"> <img width="640" src="https://cdn.viewing.nyc/ehzds3zimteckt675ti0tkl79ggd" /> </a> </div> </section> <section class='content'> <p>In this fascinating animated video from historian and YouTuber <a href="http://www.cgpgrey.com">CGP Grey</a>, learn all about the history behind the contentious borders between New York and New Jersey, and how several Hudson River islands (Staten, Ellis, Liberty, and others) and the <a href="https://www.nps.gov/stli/index.htm">Statue of Liberty</a> are caught in the crossfire.</p> </section> <section> <p> <small><em>The post <a href="https://viewing.nyc/video-who-actually-owns-ellis-island-liberty-island-and-the-statue-of-liberty/">[VIDEO] Who Actually Owns Ellis Island, Liberty Island, and the Statue of Liberty?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://viewing.nyc/">Viewing NYC</a></em></small> </p> </section> </div> </article> tag:viewing.nyc,2005:/categories/monuments/feed/b99373a2-5dc0-4455-8130-62571eb3a7ff 2021-06-24T16:00:00-04:00 2026-03-29T20:36:55-04:00

A new monument will soon honor the essential workers who served their communities during the pandemic.

Matt Coneybeare https://viewing.nyc/authors/coneybeare/ Matt Coneybeare Essential Workers Monument Coming To Battery Park City <article class='post'> <div class='entry-content'> <section class='videos'> <div class='video'> <a href="https://viewing.nyc/watch-essential-workers-monument-coming-to-battery-park-city/"> <img width="640" src="https://cdn.viewing.nyc/v1p1tbcpwqacsnhej81bv0k4gvb6" /> </a> </div> </section> <section class='content'> <blockquote> <p>A new monument will soon honor the essential workers who served their communities during the pandemic.</p> </blockquote> </section> <section> <p> <small><em>The post <a href="https://viewing.nyc/watch-essential-workers-monument-coming-to-battery-park-city/">[WATCH] Essential Workers Monument Coming To Battery Park City</a> appeared first on <a href="https://viewing.nyc/">Viewing NYC</a></em></small> </p> </section> </div> </article> tag:viewing.nyc,2005:/categories/monuments/feed/4124dc50-ccae-4052-ac8e-20984286c367 2020-04-30T18:00:00-04:00 2026-03-29T22:06:20-04:00

Good evening! Wishing you a happy Thursday, April 30th, 2020 from all of us at Viewing NYC! Here's what the weather looks like in the City right now.

Matt Coneybeare https://viewing.nyc/authors/coneybeare/ Matt Coneybeare Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, Manhattan <article class='post'> <div class='entry-content'> <section class='photos'> <figure class='photo'> <a href="https://viewing.nyc/thursday-april-30th-2020-good-evening/"> <img width="640" alt="Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, Manhattan" src="https://cdn.viewing.nyc/1nhphezgeqynhzjy0wg0l9dctttz" /> </a> </figure> </section> <section class='content'> <p>Good evening! Wishing you a happy <strong>Thursday, April 30th, 2020</strong> from all of us at Viewing NYC!</p> <p>Here&#39;s what the weather looks like in the City right now.</p> </section> <section class='iframe'> <iframe src='https://forecast.io/embed/#lat=40.7483651&amp;lon=-73.9856121&amp;name=New%20York%20City&amp;color=#f7b731&amp;font=Arial' width=640 height='360' scrolling='no' webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> </section> <section> <p> <small><em>The post <a href="https://viewing.nyc/thursday-april-30th-2020-good-evening/">Thursday, April 30th, 2020, Good Evening!</a> appeared first on <a href="https://viewing.nyc/">Viewing NYC</a></em></small> </p> </section> </div> </article> tag:viewing.nyc,2005:/categories/monuments/feed/84516c2e-88a5-4848-8e2d-d534e3e93483 2020-03-02T14:00:00-05:00 2026-03-29T23:48:15-04:00

Good afternoon! Wishing you a happy Monday, March 2nd, 2020 from all of us at Viewing NYC! Here's what the weather looks like in the City right now.

Matt Coneybeare https://viewing.nyc/authors/coneybeare/ Matt Coneybeare Columbus Circle, Manhattan <article class='post'> <div class='entry-content'> <section class='photos'> <figure class='photo'> <a href="https://viewing.nyc/monday-march-2nd-2020-good-afternoon/"> <img width="640" alt="Columbus Circle, Manhattan" src="https://cdn.viewing.nyc/c1xl1zsf01bszj8dh82qnlkf8s3j" /> </a> </figure> </section> <section class='content'> <p>Good afternoon! Wishing you a happy <strong>Monday, March 2nd, 2020</strong> from all of us at Viewing NYC!</p> <p>Here&#39;s what the weather looks like in the City right now.</p> </section> <section class='iframe'> <iframe src='https://forecast.io/embed/#lat=40.7483651&amp;lon=-73.9856121&amp;name=New%20York%20City&amp;color=#f7b731&amp;font=Arial' width=640 height='360' scrolling='no' webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> </section> <section> <p> <small><em>The post <a href="https://viewing.nyc/monday-march-2nd-2020-good-afternoon/">Monday, March 2nd, 2020, Good Afternoon!</a> appeared first on <a href="https://viewing.nyc/">Viewing NYC</a></em></small> </p> </section> </div> </article> tag:viewing.nyc,2005:/categories/monuments/feed/0359f828-dc54-4efe-877b-9e3a5c2cc111 2019-08-12T09:30:00-04:00 2026-03-30T02:07:41-04:00

Good morning! Wishing you a happy Monday, August 12th, 2019 from all of us at Viewing NYC! Here's what the weather looks like in the City right now.

Matt Coneybeare https://viewing.nyc/authors/coneybeare/ Matt Coneybeare Columbus Circle, Manhattan <article class='post'> <div class='entry-content'> <section class='photos'> <figure class='photo'> <a href="https://viewing.nyc/monday-august-12th-2019-good-morning/"> <img width="640" alt="Columbus Circle, Manhattan" src="https://cdn.viewing.nyc/b5b4rznak3y417lng9bbiol2mh4z" /> </a> </figure> </section> <section class='content'> <p>Good morning! Wishing you a happy <strong>Monday, August 12th, 2019</strong> from all of us at Viewing NYC!</p> <p>Here&#39;s what the weather looks like in the City right now.</p> </section> <section class='iframe'> <iframe src='https://forecast.io/embed/#lat=40.7483651&amp;lon=-73.9856121&amp;name=New%20York%20City&amp;color=#f7b731&amp;font=Arial' width=640 height='360' scrolling='no' webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> </section> <section> <p> <small><em>The post <a href="https://viewing.nyc/monday-august-12th-2019-good-morning/">Monday, August 12th, 2019, Good Morning!</a> appeared first on <a href="https://viewing.nyc/">Viewing NYC</a></em></small> </p> </section> </div> </article> tag:viewing.nyc,2005:/categories/monuments/feed/727cca1b-29ec-43be-b982-4ee0ceae8c4f 2019-07-20T09:30:00-04:00 2026-03-30T02:16:59-04:00

Good morning! Wishing you a happy Saturday, July 20th, 2019 from all of us at Viewing NYC! Here's what the weather looks like in the City right now.

Matt Coneybeare https://viewing.nyc/authors/coneybeare/ Matt Coneybeare Statue of Liberty and New York Harbor <article class='post'> <div class='entry-content'> <section class='photos'> <figure class='photo'> <a href="https://viewing.nyc/saturday-july-20th-2019-good-morning/"> <img width="640" alt="Statue of Liberty and New York Harbor" src="https://cdn.viewing.nyc/ciheconkuo1pawv2t6lhsslnoo4m" /> </a> </figure> </section> <section class='content'> <p>Good morning! Wishing you a happy <strong>Saturday, July 20th, 2019</strong> from all of us at Viewing NYC!</p> <p>Here&#39;s what the weather looks like in the City right now.</p> </section> <section class='iframe'> <iframe src='https://forecast.io/embed/#lat=40.7483651&amp;lon=-73.9856121&amp;name=New%20York%20City&amp;color=#f7b731&amp;font=Arial' width=640 height='360' scrolling='no' webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> </section> <section> <p> <small><em>The post <a href="https://viewing.nyc/saturday-july-20th-2019-good-morning/">Saturday, July 20th, 2019, Good Morning!</a> appeared first on <a href="https://viewing.nyc/">Viewing NYC</a></em></small> </p> </section> </div> </article> tag:viewing.nyc,2005:/categories/monuments/feed/bf8a9263-cb84-46a5-a44f-6eec77af8e2e 2019-05-01T11:00:00-04:00 2026-03-30T02:51:40-04:00

Unless you failed middle school science class, you probably remember that the shiny red/brownish color of the metal copper will oxidize over time and develop a thin green layer of patina,…

Matt Coneybeare https://viewing.nyc/authors/coneybeare/ Matt Coneybeare The Statue Of Liberty Was Once Brown In Color <article class='post'> <div class='entry-content'> <section class='videos'> <div class='video'> <a href="https://viewing.nyc/the-statue-of-liberty-was-once-completely-brown-heres-why-it-turned-green/"> <img width="640" src="https://cdn.viewing.nyc/1dg1zd6zhopluo9luko57jv4ts7l" /> </a> </div> </section> <section class='content'> <p>Unless you failed middle school science class, you probably remember that the shiny red/brownish color of the metal copper will oxidize over time and develop a thin green layer of patina, completely altering its appearance. In this short video from YouTuber channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_5qxE-6ITKqNYK6Z7EZYtQ">geobeats</a>, remember that the copper Statue of Liberty was once a brown color rather than its famous patina green.</p> <blockquote> <p>The Statue of Liberty has been green for most of her life, but there was a time in her youth when she sported a different hue.</p> </blockquote> </section> <section> <p> <small><em>The post <a href="https://viewing.nyc/the-statue-of-liberty-was-once-completely-brown-heres-why-it-turned-green/">The Statue of Liberty Was Once Completely Brown. Here's Why it Turned Green</a> appeared first on <a href="https://viewing.nyc/">Viewing NYC</a></em></small> </p> </section> </div> </article> tag:viewing.nyc,2005:/categories/monuments/feed/d6fab52b-f200-457b-8d9a-6c0f757c6bd7 2019-04-26T09:30:00-04:00 2026-03-30T02:53:53-04:00

Good morning! Wishing you a happy Friday, April 26th, 2019 from all of us at Viewing NYC! Here's what the weather looks like in the City right now.

Matt Coneybeare https://viewing.nyc/authors/coneybeare/ Matt Coneybeare Statue of Liberty, New York, New York <article class='post'> <div class='entry-content'> <section class='photos'> <figure class='photo'> <a href="https://viewing.nyc/friday-april-26th-2019-good-morning/"> <img width="640" alt="Statue of Liberty, New York, New York" src="https://cdn.viewing.nyc/mrj637sff4azzijucepzzodsy60q" /> </a> </figure> </section> <section class='content'> <p>Good morning! Wishing you a happy <strong>Friday, April 26th, 2019</strong> from all of us at Viewing NYC!</p> <p>Here&#39;s what the weather looks like in the City right now.</p> </section> <section class='iframe'> <iframe src='https://forecast.io/embed/#lat=40.7483651&amp;lon=-73.9856121&amp;name=New%20York%20City&amp;color=#f7b731&amp;font=Arial' width=640 height='360' scrolling='no' webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> </section> <section> <p> <small><em>The post <a href="https://viewing.nyc/friday-april-26th-2019-good-morning/">Friday, April 26th, 2019, Good Morning!</a> appeared first on <a href="https://viewing.nyc/">Viewing NYC</a></em></small> </p> </section> </div> </article> tag:viewing.nyc,2005:/categories/monuments/feed/9fb00312-8c93-4acf-b61f-bebd62aaa79d 2018-11-18T11:00:00-05:00 2026-03-30T04:01:01-04:00

The Statue of Liberty's original torch has been moved from the base of the statue to its new home in a museum that will open next year. The torch was replaced with a replica in the 1980s.…

Matt Coneybeare https://viewing.nyc/authors/coneybeare/ Matt Coneybeare Statue of Liberty's original torch moved to new museum site <article class='post'> <div class='entry-content'> <section class='videos'> <div class='video'> <a href="https://viewing.nyc/statue-of-libertys-original-torch-moved-to-new-liberty-island-museum-site/"> <img width="640" src="https://cdn.viewing.nyc/4sf32mxiiyjbpt5cgk05uotdd7sk" /> </a> </div> </section> <section class='content'> <blockquote> <p>The Statue of Liberty&#39;s original torch has been moved from the base of the statue to its new home in a museum that will open next year. The torch was replaced with a replica in the 1980s. Visitors watched on Thursday as the base and the flame of the 3,600-pound torch were trucked slowly and carefully to the museum construction site about 100 yards from the statue.</p> </blockquote> </section> <section> <p> <small><em>The post <a href="https://viewing.nyc/statue-of-libertys-original-torch-moved-to-new-liberty-island-museum-site/">Statue of Liberty's Original Torch Moved to New Liberty Island Museum Site</a> appeared first on <a href="https://viewing.nyc/">Viewing NYC</a></em></small> </p> </section> </div> </article> tag:viewing.nyc,2005:/categories/monuments/feed/e2c30843-1d11-4582-b538-fcb5942c000e 2018-10-31T11:00:00-04:00 2026-03-30T04:08:29-04:00

In this fascinating animated video from historian and YouTuber CGP Grey, learn all about the history behind the contentious borders between New York and New Jersey, and how several Hudson…

Matt Coneybeare https://viewing.nyc/authors/coneybeare/ Matt Coneybeare Who Owns The Statue of Liberty? (New Jersey vs New York) <article class='post'> <div class='entry-content'> <section class='videos'> <div class='video'> <a href="https://viewing.nyc/watch-who-actually-owns-ellis-island-liberty-island-and-the-statue-of-liberty/"> <img width="640" src="https://cdn.viewing.nyc/oiu4uc8g6x57g8w2uez90ik6vg2u" /> </a> </div> </section> <section class='content'> <p>In this fascinating animated video from historian and YouTuber <a href="http://www.cgpgrey.com">CGP Grey</a>, learn all about the history behind the contentious borders between New York and New Jersey, and how several Hudson River islands (Staten, Ellis, Liberty, and others) and the <a href="https://www.nps.gov/stli/index.htm">Statue of Liberty</a> are caught in the crossfire.</p> </section> <section> <p> <small><em>The post <a href="https://viewing.nyc/watch-who-actually-owns-ellis-island-liberty-island-and-the-statue-of-liberty/">[WATCH] Who Actually Owns Ellis Island, Liberty Island, and the Statue of Liberty?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://viewing.nyc/">Viewing NYC</a></em></small> </p> </section> </div> </article>