The Pedestal

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Statue of Liberty

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The Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture of a robed and crowned woman on Liberty Island, part of New York City, in New York Harbor. The copper-clad statue, a gift to the United States from the people of France, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, and its metal framework built by Gustave Eiffel.

Statue of Liberty Museum

Museum

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The Statue of Liberty Museum is located on Liberty Island in New York City. The museum opened on May 16, 2019, and is focused on the creation, meaning, and history of the Statue of Liberty, a large statue by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi which the people of France gave to the people of the United States in 1886. Statue of Liberty Museum is situated 720 feet north of The Pedestal.

Ellis Island

Islet

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Ellis Island is an island in New York Harbor, within the U.S. states of New Jersey and New York. Owned by the U.S. government, Ellis Island was once the busiest immigrant inspection and processing station in the United States.

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Communipaw

Village

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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. Communipaw is situated 1½ miles northwest of The Pedestal.

Red Hook

Neighborhood

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Red Hook is a neighborhood in western Brooklyn, New York City, United States, within the area once known as South Brooklyn. It is located on a peninsula projecting into the Upper New York Bay and is bounded by the Gowanus Expressway and the Carroll Gardens neighborhood on the northeast, Gowanus Canal on the east, and the Upper New York Bay on the west and south. Red Hook is situated 2 miles southeast of The Pedestal.

Battery Park City

Neighborhood

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Battery Park City is a neighborhood and planned community at the southern tip of Manhattan in New York City. The neighborhood is situated along the Hudson River waterfront, and separated the Financial District and Tribeca by the West Side Highway. Battery Park City is situated 2 miles northeast of The Pedestal.

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