Liberty State Park (LSP) is a park in the

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, located on

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Jersey City Jersey City is the List of municipalities in New Jersey, second-most populous

opposite

Liberty Island Liberty Island is a federally owned island in Upper New York Bay in the northeastern United States. Its most notable feature is the Statue of Liberty (''Liberty Enlightening the World''), a large statue by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi that was ...

and

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. The park opened in 1976 to coincide with

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celebrations and is operated and maintained by the

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. Liberty State Park covers . The main part of the park is bordered by water on three sides: on the north by the

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Big Basin and on the south and east by

. The New Jersey Turnpike Newark Bay Extension, which is part of I-78, marks its western perimeter.

Geography

Communipaw Cove is part of the state

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in the park and is one of the few remaining tidal salt marshes along the Hudson River estuary. The Nature Center, designed by architect

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, is part of the preserve. To the west lies the Interior Natural Area, which is off limits to the public and is being allowed through natural processes to recover from environmental abuse. At the center of the park, 240 acres have been fenced off and contaminated with hazardous materials, such as chromium, arsenic, and petroleum. The six acre train shed is also fenced off and contaminated with asbestos.

History

Much of the park is situated on landfilled

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. In the latter half of 19th century, a small island named Black Tom was joined via landfill with the mainland. It became a major shipping, manufacturing, and transportation hub within

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, leading to the construction of

Communipaw Terminal The Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal, also known as Communipaw Terminal and Jersey City Terminal, was the Central Railroad of New Jersey's waterfront passenger terminal in Jersey City, New Jersey. The terminal was built in 1889, replaci ...

. It was from this ferry/train station that many immigrants arriving at

spread out across the US. In 1916, on what is now the southeastern corner of the park, the

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killed as many as seven people, caused $20 million in property damage, and was felt throughout the

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. The park was conceived in the 1960s. with the land transferred from the city to the state in 1965.

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residents Audrey Zapp, Theodore Conrad, Morris Pesin and J. Owen Grundy were influential environmentalists and historians who spearheaded the movement that led to the creation of Liberty State Park. They are remembered by the naming of places and streets along the waterfront. It is estimated the park suffered $20 million in damages during Superstorm Sandy in October 2012. In June 2016, the Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal reopened after a $20 million renovation to repair the extensive damage caused by Sandy. The Nature Center reopened in June 2021. On January 11, 2018, it was announced by

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(NJDEP) that the interior of the park that have been closed off to the public for decades due to hazardous material and severely

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would be remediated for the entire community to safely enjoy. The restoration is to be done in phases with the initial phase focusing on a parcel of the interior. There is currently no timeline yet for the remediation but the funding is to come from natural resource damage settlements. Work was slated to begin in 2021, though that has never happened, and the land sits fenced off and contaminated to this day.

Points of interest

Freedom Way and Liberty Walkway

Liberty Walkway, a crescent-shaped promenade, stretches from the CRRNJ Terminal along the waterfront south to the Statue of Liberty overlook, bridging two coves along the way. It is part of the longer

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. Halfway along Liberty Walkway is a bridge to

, but only authorized vehicles are allowed. The southeastern corner of the park contains the Statue of Liberty overlook, picnic facilities, a playground, the ''U.S. Flag Plaza'' and ''Liberation Monument'', the Public Administration Building, and a memorial to the

s. Picnicking and barbecuing facilities are also located at the southern end of the park. Originally called "Liberty Walk", this part of the project won a landscape award in 1995.

Liberty Science Center

Liberty Science Center Liberty Science Center is an interactive science museum and learning center located in Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. At its opening, it was the largest such planetarium in the Western H ...

, which lies in the western portion of the park, is an interactive science museum and learning center. The center opened in 1993 as New Jersey's first major state

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. It has science exhibits, the world's 5th largest

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theater, the largest

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in the Western Hemisphere, numerous educational resources, and the original

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, a silver, computer-driven engineering artwork designed by Chuck Hoberman.

Monuments and memorials

'' Liberation'' is a 1985 bronze sculpture designed by Nathan Rapoport as a memorial to the

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, showing a U.S. soldier carrying out a survivor from a

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death camp. '' La Vela di Colombo'' is a two-story sail-shaped bronze monument designed by Gino Gianetti that commemorates the 500th anniversary of the westward journey of

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to America in 1492. The "Sail of Columbus" sits atop a stone base in the shape of a ship and features scenes of Columbus and his travels. The gift from

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and the City of Genoa was dedicated in 1998. '' Empty Sky'' is the official state memorial to the

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of the

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. Situated on a berm the parallel walls engraved with the names of victims are oriented to face the former

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. Designed by architect Frederic Schwartz, it was dedicated on September 10, 2011, commemorating the tenth anniversary of the attacks. A temporary monument designed by Zaq Landsberg called ''Reclining Liberty'' will be on display adjacent to '' Empty Sky'' until April 2023. The monument, which shows the

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lying on her side, was previously on display in

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's Marcus Garvey Park where it received attention from Time Out and Gothamist. It was inspired by reclining Buddha statues in Asia as its intended meaning is to reconsider the meaning of the United States which, like the Statue of Liberty, is as Landsberg describes "an entity forever upright and tall".

Liberty State Park Conservation, Recreation, and Community Inclusion Act

Common tern in flight with Manhattan in the background

The administration of Governor Chris Christie proposed various commercial activities for the park. In 2017, it suggested leasing large parts of the waterfront for private marinas. Caven Point is a 22-acre man-made piece of land and sits adjacent to the Liberty National Golf Course. It is the only sandy beach along the shoreline and home to various migratory birds. Proposals to protect the land have been made in the

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such as the Liberty State Park Protection Act to specifically protect the park from all development without a severe vetting process and public scrutiny. That proposal has been rejected by both the senate and the assembly for its exclusion of the surrounding community. The Liberty State Park Conservation, Recreation, and Community Inclusion Act was passed in July 2022 with and as a result the community which had been intentionally left out of the conversation for decades would now be a part of the decision making within this park. “The Liberty State Park Conservation, Recreation, and Community Inclusion Act establishes a 17-member Liberty State Park Design Task Force within the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to assist with developing short-term plans to improve public use at the park.

Transportation

The Hudson-Bergen Light Rail runs just west of the park with a

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at its entrance. In July 2012,

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allotted $175,000 to study transportation alternatives to and within the park. In March 2013, Jersey City received a $500,000 grant to study the extension of Jersey Avenue directly into the park, to simplify access from the

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neighborhoods, facilitate through traffic to and from

Communipaw Communipaw is a neighborhood in Jersey City in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located west of Liberty State Park and east of Bergen Hill, and the site of one of the earliest European settlements in North America. It gives ...

, and provide alternatives for turnpike users to access the downtown. In May 2013, a new pedestrian-bike bridge was placed over Mill Creek at the small basin to replace an older one that had been destroyed by Superstorm Sandy in October 2012. It is situated so as not interfere with any new road construction. In 2014 NJDOT announced that it would build a $10 million bridge over the Morris Canal Basin, reducing the commute between the park and

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by more than half a mile. Construction of the connection between Jersey Ave and Phillip Street began in August 2019; the two-lane road with adjoining bike lanes was opened to traffic in August 2021. Since the opening, residents have complained about safety concerns and an increase in traffic congestion due to

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-bound traffic connecting to I-78 through the park. Prior to the bridge, the Mayor

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announced the city administration is experimenting with traffic light timing and collaborating with navigation service

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to reduce congestion.

In popular culture

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in 1980, Republican Nominee for President

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kicked off his national campaign on Liberty Island, with the Statue of Liberty behind him and said: 'I want more than anything I've ever wanted, to have an administration that will, through its actions, at home and in the international arena, let millions of people know that Miss Liberty still "Lifts her lamp beside the golden door."' In 2002,

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filmed two commercials to dedicate the

in the park (one in 2002, and another one in 2011). Both were only aired once.

Festivals and performances

* In 2000,

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gave a concert at the park, broadcast on

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, as '' American Dream: Andrea Bocelli's Statue Of Liberty Concert''. * In 2001,

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premiered its new work. * In 2013,

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and

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performed at the park for the Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular. * The

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Kickoff spectacular was held by the

in 2014, and featured performances from

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, and Daughtry.

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, and

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hosted the event. * Jersey City's Freedom and Fireworks Festival debuted in the park in 2017

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and included performances from Fireworks by Grucci and the Jersey City-based

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. The festival has since been held in the city's Exchange Place neighborhood. *

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and

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performed at the park for the

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Film and television

* In 1968, the film '' Funny Girl'' shot the " Don't Rain on My Parade" sequence in the Central Railroad of NJ Terminal. * In 1971, the famous ''

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'' (1972) scene containing

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and Rocco Lampone's famous exchange, "Leave the gun. Take the cannoli", was filmed at the site before the construction of Liberty State Park. * In 1997, the film ''

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'' depicts a scene where

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delivers a newborn alien squid on Morris Pesin Drive. * The

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episode ''The Aftermath'' was filmed in Liberty Harbor. * The final scenes of the 2014 adaptation of '' Annie'' were shot at Liberty State Park. *In the 2018 Netflix series '' Seven Seconds'', the bicycle accident at the center of the plot of season 1 occurs at Liberty State Park.

Sports

Since 2007, the

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Polo Classic is held every Spring at Liberty State Park. In May 2010, plans were put forth outlining the use of the park as the new home of the

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for the 2012 season. These plans met outrage from the community, particularly the Friends of Liberty State Park, and were ultimately rejected by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. On June 19 and 20, 2010, the park hosted the fifth round of the 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship. In 2026, the park will host the FIFA Fan Festival for the New York/New Jersey area as part of the

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Image gallery

File:Lsp flag display.jpg, Twelve out of the 13 American Flags displayed at Liberty State Park (one flag not shown), with the

in the background File:CRRNJ Terminal, Liberty State Park, Jersey City NJ.jpg,

, a historic building, with the dock in foreground provides ferry transport to

and Statue of Liberty File:Parkflags.jpg, Flags at

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at the park File:Central Railroad of New Jersey Ferry Terminal.jpg, Communipaw Terminal File:Twintowers1999.JPG, Liberty State Park in 1999 File:Liberty State Park from One World Observatory June 2015.JPG, The park as seen from

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in June 2015

References

External links

*
Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal

Friends of Liberty State Park
an advocacy group for the park's preservation

1913 proposal to develop Jersey City port facilities * {{authority control 1976 establishments in New Jersey Geography of Jersey City, New Jersey Nature centers in New Jersey Neighborhoods in Hudson County, New Jersey Parks in Hudson County, New Jersey Parks on the Hudson River Redeveloped ports and waterfronts in the United States State parks of New Jersey Tourist attractions in Jersey City, New Jersey Urban public parks