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((short description|Park on Upper New York Bay in Jersey City, New Jersey))
((distinguish|Liberty Park))
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'''Liberty State Park''' ('''LSP''') is a park in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]], located on [[Upper New York Bay]] in [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]] opposite [[Liberty Island]] and [[Ellis Island]]. The park opened in 1976 to coincide with [[United States Bicentennial|bicentennial]] celebrations<ref>((cite web |url=http://events.norwalkcitizen-news.com/-city-nj/venues/show/10630-liberty-state-park |title=Liberty State Park - Jersey City, NJ - Norwalk Citizen-News |access-date=2010-04-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709080951/http://events.norwalkcitizen-news.com/-city-nj/venues/show/10630-liberty-state-park |archive-date=2012-07-09 ))</ref> and is operated and maintained by the [[New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry]]. Liberty State Park covers ((convert|1212|acre|ha)).

The main part of the park is bordered by water on three sides: on the north by the [[Morris Canal]] Big Basin and on the south and east by [[Upper New York Bay]]. The [[New Jersey Turnpike#Extensions|New Jersey Turnpike Newark Bay Extension]], which is part of [[Interstate 78 in New Jersey|I-78]], marks its western perimeter.

==Geography==
[[Image:LSP JerseyCity.JPG|thumb|upright=1|The high rise buildings of the [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]] skyline as seen from Liberty State Park|alt=]]
Communipaw Cove is part of the ((convert|36|acre|adj=on)) state [[nature preserve]] in the park and is one of the few remaining [[tidal marsh|tidal salt marshes]] along the [[New York Harbor|Hudson River estuary]].
The Nature Center, designed by architect [[Michael Graves]], 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.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2010/11/12/nature-untamed-liberty-state-parks-interior-natural-area-continues-its-comeback/|title=Nature Untamed: Liberty State Park's Interior Natural Area Continues its Comeback|date=November 12, 2010|website=JerseyCityIndependent.com|access-date=December 8, 2017|archive-date=May 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524184813/http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2010/11/12/nature-untamed-liberty-state-parks-interior-natural-area-continues-its-comeback/|url-status=dead))</ref>

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.<ref>((cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/26/nyregion/liberty-state-park-development.html|title=He's Still Fighting Developers for the Park His Father Founded|first=Tracey|last=Tully|newspaper=The New York Times|date=August 26, 2021|access-date=2021-09-13))</ref>

==History==
[[File:LibertyStatePark(pre1976).tif|thumb|upright=1|Before opening in June 1976, Liberty State Park was the site of abandoned rail facilities built on landfills.]]
Much of the park is situated on landfilled [[tidal flats]].<ref>((Cite web|title=Hudson-Raritan Estuary Comprehensive Restoration Plan – Potential Restoration Opportunities Project Summary Sheets|url=https://www.nan.usace.army.mil/Portals/37/docs/harbor/CRP%20Planning%20Regions/PR_Upper%20Bay__8_2014.pdf|access-date=2020-09-30))</ref> In the latter half of 19th century, a small island named [[Black Tom explosion#Black Tom Island|Black Tom]] was joined via landfill with the mainland.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/liberty_state_park/liberty_blacktomexplosion.html|title=Liberty State Park: Black Tom Explosion|publisher=State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection|date=January 26, 2005|access-date=April 8, 2014))</ref> It became a major shipping, manufacturing, and transportation hub within [[Port of New York and New Jersey]], leading to the construction of [[Communipaw Terminal]]. It was from this ferry/train station that many immigrants arriving at [[Ellis Island]] spread out across the US. In 1916, on what is now the southeastern corner of the park, the [[Black Tom explosion]] killed as many as seven people, caused $20 million in property damage, and was felt throughout the [[Tri-State Region]].((citation needed|date=February 2022))

The park was conceived in the 1960s.<ref>((cite news |last = Mohr |first = Charles |title = Ellis Isle Made National Shrine |newspaper = The New York Times |date = May 12, 1965 |url = https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1965/05/12/101546171.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0|accessdate = November 5, 2022))</ref> with the land  transferred from the city to the state in 1965.<ref>((cite news |date=August 18, 1965 |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1965/08/18/101562148.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0 |title=Jersey City Deeds Site For Liberty State Park |work=The New York Times |page=32))</ref> Audrey Zapp, Theodore Conrad, Morris Pesin<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.hmdb.org/Marker.asp?Marker=13294|title=Morris Pesin's Legendary Canoe Trip Which Launched Liberty State Park Historical Marker|website=HMDb.org|access-date=December 8, 2017))</ref><ref>((cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/22/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/22colnj.html?scp=39&sq=liberty+island&st=nyt | work=The New York Times | first=Kevin | last=Coyne | title=A Quest That Brought Lady Liberty Closer | date=June 22, 2008))</ref> and [[J. Owen Grundy]] were influential environmentalists and historians who spearheaded the movement that led to the creation of Liberty State Park.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.folsp.org/grundy_editorial.htm|title=Jersey Journal FOLSP: Jersey Journal|website=FOLSP.org|access-date=December 8, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720184650/http://www.folsp.org/grundy_editorial.htm|archive-date=July 20, 2011))</ref> They are remembered by the naming of places and streets along the waterfront.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1976/06/21/bicentennial-beat|title=Bicentennial Beat|first=Mark|last=Singer|date=June 14, 1976|access-date=December 8, 2017|via=www.NewYorker.com))</ref>

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.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2016/06/revamped_liberty_state_park_train_terminal_opens_p.html|title=Historic Liberty State Park train terminal reopens (Photos)|newspaper=The Jersey Journal|last=Villanova|first=Patrick|date=June 22, 2016|access-date=January 11, 2018))</ref> The Nature Center reopened in June 2021.<ref>((cite web| last=Ragoza|first=Rafal|title=Latest estimates on Liberty State Park recovery from Hurricane Sandy|newspaper=The Jersey Journal|date=May 25, 2013|url=http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2013/05/latest_estimates_on_liberty_st.html|access-date=2013-05-28))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2015/10/2_senate_democrats_to_hold_hearing_on_future_devel.html|title=Senators want 'secret' DEP report, plan hearing on Liberty State Park's future|last=Villanova|first=Patrick|date=October 2, 2015|website=NJ.com|access-date=December 8, 2017))</ref>

On January 11, 2018, it was announced by [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]] (NJDEP) that the interior ((convert|240|acre|ha|1)) of the park that have been closed off to the public for decades due to hazardous material and severely contaminated land 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 ((convert|23|acre|ha|1)) parcel of the interior.  There is currently no timeline yet for the remediation but the funding is to come from natural resource damage settlements.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2018/01/nj_announces_massive_plan_to_restore_240_acres_of.html#incart_river_home|title=N.J. to turn 240 acres of Liberty State Park into wildlife oasis|publisher=The Jersey Journal|last=McDonald|first=Terrence T.|date=January 11, 2018|access-date=January 11, 2018))</ref> Work was slated to begin in 2021, though that has never happened, and the land sits fenced off and contaminated to this day.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2020/09/shovels-in-ground-next-summer-for-234-acre-cleanup-in-liberty-state-park.html|title=Shovels in ground next summer for 234-acre cleanup in Liberty State Park?|publisher=The Jersey Journal|last=Schmidt|first=Margaret|date=September 3, 2020|website=nj))</ref>

==Points of interest==
[[Image:Ellis island air photo.jpg|thumb|upright=1|[[Ellis Island]] and the railyards and piers of [[Central Railroad of New Jersey]] before development of the park and associated restoration projects|alt=]]

===Freedom Way and Liberty Walkway===
Liberty Walkway, a crescent-shaped promenade, stretches from the [[Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal|CRRNJ Terminal]] along the waterfront south to the Statue of Liberty overlook, bridging two coves along the way. It is part of the longer [[Hudson River Waterfront Walkway]]. Halfway along Liberty Walkway is a bridge to [[Ellis Island]], 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 [[Black Tom explosion]]s. Picnicking and barbecuing facilities are also located at the southern end of the park. Originally called "Liberty Walk",<ref>''Landscape Architecture'' 1991 - Volume 81 Page 69  "The first phase of the park is the ((convert|1.5|mile|km)) waterfront promenade, Liberty Walk. Construction on the promenade has already begun and will be completed in early 1991; "</ref><ref>'' Backroads of New Jersey'' 2007 Page 48 "Take Freedom Way south or walk the ((convert|2|mile|km)) Liberty Walk Promenade through a thirty-six-acre natural area river marsh."</ref><ref>Setha Low, Dana Taplin, Suzanne Scheld ''Rethinking Urban Parks: Public Space and Cultural Diversity'' 2009 p. 83 "...Liberty State Park, includes grass-covered fields, a public boat launch, walkways along the waterfront, spacious parking lots, and ... The other connecting corridor is the ((convert|1.3|mile|km))-long Liberty Walk, a newly built promenade along the water's edge ..."</ref> this part of the project won a landscape award in 1995.<ref>Landscape Architecture Magazine 1995 "Wallace Roberts & Todd (WRT) of Philadelphia and New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) were the co-winners of a Top Honor Award for the overall plan and an Honor Award for Liberty State Park and Liberty Walk "</ref>

===Liberty Science Center===
[[Liberty Science Center]], 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 [[science museum]]. It has science exhibits, the world's 5th largest [[IMAX Dome]] theater, the largest [[planetarium]] in the Western Hemisphere, numerous educational resources, and the original [[Hoberman sphere]], a silver, computer-driven engineering artwork designed by [[Chuck Hoberman]].<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/parks/liberty2.html |title=Liberty State Park |website=NJ Department of Parks and Forests |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517032810/http://www.nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/parks/liberty2.html |archive-date=2011-05-17 |at=Liberty Science Center))</ref>

===Monuments and memorials===
[[Image:Liberation_Statue_1.jpg|thumb|Liberation Memorial]]  [[File:Empty Sky P6150244.JPG|thumb|upright=1|''[[Empty Sky (memorial)|Empty Sky]]'', a memorial with a remnant from the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]] in the foreground]]
''[[Liberation (Holocaust memorial)|Liberation]]'' is a 1985 bronze sculpture designed by [[Nathan Rapoport]] as a memorial to the [[Holocaust]], showing a U.S. soldier carrying out a survivor from a [[Nazism|Nazi]] death camp.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.ettc.net/njarts/details.cfm?ID=424 |title=Art and Architecture of New Jersey |website=ETTC.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719035536/http://www.ettc.net/njarts/details.cfm?ID=424 |archive-date=2011-07-19 |access-date=May 10, 2011))</ref>

''[[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 [[Christopher Columbus]] 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 [[Government of Italy]] and the [[Genoa|City of Genoa]] was dedicated in 1998.<ref>((cite web|url=https://njcu.libguides.com/jerseycitypastandpresent/libertystatepark|title=Liberty State Park|publisher=New Jersey City University|access-date=June 27, 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602040100/https://njcu.libguides.com/jerseycitypastandpresent/libertystatepark|archive-date=June 2, 2019))</ref>

''[[Empty Sky (9-11 memorial)|Empty Sky]]'' is the official state memorial to the [[September 11 attacks]] of the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]]. Situated on a berm the parallel walls engraved with the names of victims are oriented to face the former [[World Trade Center site]]. Designed by architect [[Frederic Schwartz]], it was dedicated on September 10, 2011, commemorating the tenth anniversary of the attacks.<ref name="nj">((cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/nj911memorial |title=NJ 911 Memorial page |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110321221751/http://www.state.nj.us/nj911memorial |archive-date=March 21, 2011 |access-date=February 20, 2011))</ref>

A temporary monument designed by Zaq Landsberg called ''Reclining Liberty'' will be on display adjacent to ''[[Empty Sky (memorial)|Empty Sky]]'' until April 2023. The monument, which shows the [[Statue of Liberty]] lying on her side, was previously on display in [[Harlem]]'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==
[[File:Common tern in flight with Manhattan in the background.jpg|thumb|upright=1|A [[common tern]] seen from the park with [[Manhattan]] in the background]]
The [[Governorship of Chris Christie|administration of Governor Chris Christie]] proposed various commercial activities for the park.<ref>((Cite web|title=1The Future of Liberty State Park:Creating a World Class Destination|url=http://media.nj.com/hudsoncountynow_impact/other/DEP%20LSP%20report.pdf|access-date=2020-09-30|website=NJ.com))</ref> In 2017, it suggested leasing large parts of the waterfront for private marinas.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2017/12/new_details_about_liberty_state_park_marina_emerge.html|title=Details emerge about new Liberty State Park marina| publisher= The Jersey Journal|last=McDonald|first=Terrence T.|date=December 7, 2017|website=NJ.com|access-date=December 8, 2017))</ref>

Caven Point is a 22-acre man-made piece of land and sits adjacent to the [[Paul Fireman#Golf course development|Liberty National Golf Course]]. It was built in the 1940’s by the adjacent oil companies to protect the kerosine oil containers on what is now Liberty National Golf Course. <ref>((cite web | url=https://hudsonreporter.com/2022/10/08/rallygoers-call-for-protection-of-caven-point-at-liberty-state-park/ | title=Rallygoers call for protection of Caven Point at Liberty State Park | date=9 October 2022 |last=Koosau |first=Mark |website=Hudson Reporter))</ref> Proposals to protect the land have been made in the [[New Jersey Legislature]] such as the Liberty State Park Protection Act<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A2500/2189_I1.HTM|title = A2189))</ref> to specifically protect the park from all development without a severe vetting process and public scrutiny.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S3500/3357_I1.HTM|title=Senate 3357|website=www.njleg.state.nj.us))</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A5000/4903_I1.HTM|title=Assembly 4903|website=www.njleg.state.nj.us))</ref><ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.nj.com/opinion/2021/12/ex-gov-whitman-protect-liberty-state-park-so-we-all-can-enjoy-this-gem-opinion.html|title = Ex-Gov. Whitman: Protect Liberty State Park so we all can enjoy this gem &#124; Opinion| newspaper=Nj |date = 7 December 2021 |last=Whitman |first=Christine Todd |authorlink=Christine Todd Whitman))</ref>
That proposal has been rejected by both the senate and the assembly for its exclusion of the surrounding community.<ref>((cite web | url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2022/06/bill-advances-that-would-allow-commercial-development-at-liberty-state-park.html | title=Bill advances that could allow privatization of Liberty State Park | date=16 June 2022 | last=Maher | first=Jake | website=NJ.com))</ref> 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.<ref>((cite web | url=https://hudsonreporter.com/2022/06/23/controversial-liberty-state-park-bill-advances-through-state-committees/ | title=Controversial Liberty State Park bill advances through state committees | date=24 June 2022 | last=Koosau | first=Mark | website=Hudson Reporter))</ref><ref>((cite web | url=https://hudsonreporter.com/2022/06/30/state-legislature-passes-bill-to-redevelop-liberty-state-park/ | title=Gov. Phil Murphy signs bill to redevelop Liberty State Park | date=30 June 2022 | last=Koosau | first=Mark | website=Hudson Reporter))</ref> “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 [[Liberty State Park (HBLR station)|station]] at its entrance.<ref>((Cite news |last=Kaulessar |first=Ricardo |date=September 6, 2009 |title=Trolley through Liberty State Park? |newspaper=[[The Hudson Reporter]]|location=[[Bayonne]]|language=en-US|url-status=live|url=https://archive.hudsonreporter.com/2009/09/06/trolley-through-liberty-state-park/|accessdate=March 12, 2022|archivedate=March 12, 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312151558/https://archive.hudsonreporter.com/2009/09/06/trolley-through-liberty-state-park/))</ref><ref>((Cite news |last=Most|first=Doug|title=At Last, A Trolley Runs Through It|work=[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]|location=Bergen County |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-26031162.html|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=April 16, 2000|accessdate=March 12, 2022|archive-date=October 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019205001/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-26031162.html))</ref>

In July 2012, [[North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority]] allotted $175,000 to study transportation alternatives to and within the park.<ref>((cite news|first=Alyana|last=Cronk|url=http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2012/07/jersey_city_receives_grant_to.html|title=Jersey City receives $175,000 state grant to study public-transportation options in Liberty State Park|date=July 20, 2021|newspaper=The Jersey Journal|access-date=2021-09-13))</ref>

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 [[Downtown Jersey City|Downtown]] neighborhoods, facilitate through traffic to and from [[Communipaw]], and provide alternatives for [[New Jersey Turnpike|turnpike]] users to access the downtown.<ref>((cite news|first=Terrence T. | last=McDonald|url=http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2013/03/jersey_city_gets_500000_federa.html|title=Jersey City gets $500K federal grant to study extension of road into Liberty State Park|date=March 19, 2013|newspaper=The Jersey Journal|access-date=2021-09-13))</ref><ref name="nj.com">((cite news|last1=McDonald|first1=Terrence T.|title=$10M bridge connecting Downtown Jersey City to Liberty State Park closer to reality|url=http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/08/bridge_connecting_downtown_jersey_city_into_liberty_state_park_closer_to_reality.html|access-date=2015-01-22|newspaper=The Jersey Journal|date=August 22, 2014))</ref> 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.<ref>((cite news|last = McDonald|first=Terrence T.|title=Seven months after Sandy, a new $800K bridge in Jersey City|newspaper = The Jersey Journal|date = May 23, 2013|url = http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2013/05/seven_months_after_sandy_a_new.html |access-date=2021-09-13))</ref><ref>((cite web|title=Mill Creek Footbridge|url=http://www.bridgesnyc.com/2013/05/mill-creek-footbridge/|website=bridgesnyc.com|date=27 May 2013|access-date=2015-01-22))</ref>

In 2014 NJDOT announced that it would build a $10 million bridge over the [[Morris Canal|Morris Canal Basin]], reducing the commute between the park and [[Downtown Jersey City]] by more than half a mile.<ref name="nj.com"/> 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.<ref>((cite news   | last = Zeitlinger|first = Ron|title = After decades of talk, road project connecting Downtown to Liberty State Park, Bergen-Laf is underway |newspaper = The Jersey Journal|date = August 7, 2019   | url = https://www.nj.com/hudson/2019/08/after-decades-of-talk-road-project-connecting-downtown-to-liberty-state-park-bergen-laf-is-underway.html | access-date = 2021-09-13))</ref><ref>((cite news|last=Adler | first=Egan | title = Opening up a whole new avenue of access to Downtown Jersey City and Liberty State Park | newspaper = The Jersey Journal | date = July 30, 2021|url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2021/07/opening-up-a-whole-new-avenue-of-access-to-downtown-jersey-city-and-liberty-state-park.html| access-date=2021-09-13))</ref> Since the opening, residents have complained about safety concerns and an increase in traffic congestion due to [[Holland Tunnel]]-bound traffic connecting to I-78 through the park. Prior to the bridge, the Mayor [[Steven Fulop]] announced the city administration is experimenting with traffic light timing and collaborating with navigation service [[Waze]] to reduce congestion.<ref>((cite tweet |user=StevenFulop |author=Steven Fulop |number=1445338971253391364 |date=2021-10-05 |access-date=2021-10-09 |title=We are very much on top of it/aware. Last weekend we experimented with traffic light timing changes. When comparing data from Sunday, 9/26 (normal signal timing) + Sunday, 10/3 (modified timing), there were 845 fewer vehicles, which equals a 23% decrease.))</ref><ref>((cite tweet |user=StevenFulop |author=Steven Fulop |number=1445338974516654080 |date=2021-10-05 |access-date=2021-10-09 |title=Also we are working with Google maps + Waze - just wanted to let you know that we are optimistic that we will be able to get this right for everyone |link=no))</ref>

==In popular culture==
[[Image:YuvrajrDowntownJerseyCityLSP5.JPG|thumb|upright=1|[[Liberty Harbor]]]]
On [[Labor Day]] in 1980, Republican Nominee for President [[Ronald Reagan]] 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."'<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/reference/9.1.80.html|title=9/1/1980 Speech|website=www.reagan.UTexas.edu|access-date=December 8, 2017|archive-date=March 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150308151237/http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/reference/9.1.80.html|url-status=dead))</ref>

In 2002, [[Budweiser]] filmed two commercials to dedicate the [[September 11 attacks]] in the park (one in 2002, and another one in 2011). Both were only aired once.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.aol.com/article/finance/2017/09/11/the-story-behind-the-911-budweiser-commercial-that-only-aired-once/23204869/|title=The true story behind the 9/11 Budweiser commercial that only aired once|author=A. O. L. Staff|website=AOL.com|language=en|access-date=2019-01-27|archive-date=October 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022131335/https://www.aol.com/article/finance/2017/09/11/the-story-behind-the-911-budweiser-commercial-that-only-aired-once/23204869/|url-status=dead))</ref>

===Festivals and performances===
* In 2000, [[Andrea Bocelli]] gave a concert at the park, broadcast on [[PBS]], as ''[[American Dream: Andrea Bocelli's Statue Of Liberty Concert]]''.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.bocellicentralpark.com/the-worlds-most-beloved-tenor-andrea-bocelli-gifts-new-york-city-with-a-once-in-a-lifetime-musical-event|title=Universal Music Group, the world's leading music company - Home Page - UMG|website=UMG|access-date=December 8, 2017))</ref>
* In 2001, [[Cirque du Soleil]] premiered its new work.<ref>((cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/13/movies/circus-review-dancing-lion-eerie-dragon-in-a-time-warp.html?scp=1&sq=Cirque%20du%20Soleil%20liberty%20State&st=cse | work=The New York Times | first=Lawrence | last=Van Gelder | title=Circus Review – Dancing Lion, Eerie Dragon in a Time Warp | date=April 13, 2001))</ref>
* In 2013, [[Cher]], [[Tim McGraw]], [[Miguel (singer)|Miguel]], [[Mariah Carey]] and [[Selena Gomez]] performed at the park for the Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular.<ref>((Cite web|date=July 4, 2013|first=Amy|last=Sciarretto|title=Selena Gomez Performs 'Come & Get It' + 'Slow Down' at Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular|url=https://popcrush.com/selena-gomez-come-get-it-slow-down-macys-4th-of-july-fireworks-spectacular/|access-date=2020-09-06|website=PopCrush|language=en))</ref><ref>((Cite web|date=September 28, 2013|title=Mariah Carey Live @ Macy's 4th of July concert on NBC|website=[[YouTube]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyMgEubHWKk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/eyMgEubHWKk |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live))((cbignore))</ref>
* The [[Super Bowl LI]] Kickoff spectacular was held by the [[Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal|Communipaw Terminal]] in 2014, and featured performances from [[Goo Goo Dolls]], and [[Daughtry (band)|Daughtry.]] [[Erin Andrews]], [[Jordin Sparks]], and [[Joe Buck]] hosted the event.<ref>((Cite web|publisher=[[NJ.com]]|last=Kuperinsky|first= Amy|date=2014-01-16|title=Super Bowl Kickoff Spectacular lands at Liberty State Park|url=https://www.nj.com/super-bowl/2014/01/super_bowl_kickoff_spectacular_liberty_state_park.html|access-date=2020-09-06|language=en))</ref>
* Jersey City's Freedom and Fireworks Festival debuted in the park in 2017 [[Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day]] and included performances from [[Fireworks by Grucci]] and the Jersey City-based [[Kool & the Gang]]. The festival has since been held in the city's [[Exchange Place, Jersey City|Exchange Place]] neighborhood.<ref>((Cite web|last=Lustig|first=Jay|date=2017-07-03|title=Government shutdown forces Freedom Fireworks Festival, featuring Kool and the Gang, to move|url=https://www.njarts.net/pop-rock/government-shutdown-forces-freedom-fireworks-festival-featuring-kool-gang-move/|access-date=2020-09-06|website=NJArts.net|language=en-US))</ref>
*[[Alicia Keys]] and [[Swae Lee]] performed at the park for the [[2021 MTV Video Music Awards]]<ref>((Cite web|last=Brooks|first=Hayden|date=September 12, 2021|title=Alicia Keys Delivers Touching Tribute To New York City With VMA Performance|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2021-09-12-alicia-keys-delivers-touching-tribute-to-new-york-city-with-vma-performance/|access-date=2021-09-20|website=iHeartRadio|language=en))</ref>

===Film and television===
* In 1968, the film ''[[Funny Girl (film)|Funny Girl]]'' shot the "[[Don't Rain on My Parade]]" sequence in the Central Railroad of NJ Terminal.<ref name="LSP">((cite web|url=https://jerseydigs.com/liberty-state-park-jersey-city-history|title=Liberty State Park: New Jersey's Gift to America|website=jerseydigs.com|last=Fry|first=Chris|date=July 12, 2017|access-date=June 27, 2019))</ref>
* In 1971, the famous ''[[The Godfather]]'' (1972) scene containing [[Peter Clemenza]] and Rocco Lampone's famous exchange, "Leave the gun. Take the cannoli", was filmed at the site before the construction of Liberty State Park.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.scoutingny.com/the-godfather-the-new-york-city-filming-locations-then-and-now/2/|title=The New York Filming Locations of The Godfather, Then and Now - Scouting NY - Page 2|website=www.ScoutingNY.com|date=26 January 2014|access-date=December 8, 2017))</ref>
* In 1997, the film ''[[Men in Black (1997 film)|Men in Black]]'' depicts a scene where [[Agent J]] delivers a newborn alien squid on Morris Pesin Drive.<ref name="LSP"/>
* The [[30 Rock]] episode [[The Aftermath (30 Rock)|''The Aftermath'']] was filmed in Liberty Harbor.
* The final scenes of the 2014 adaptation of ''[[Annie (2014 film)|Annie]]'' were shot at Liberty State Park.<ref>((cite web|url=http://onthesetofnewyork.com/annie2014.html|title=Annie Film Locations|website=onthesetofnewyork.com|access-date=June 27, 2019))</ref>
*In the 2018 Netflix series ''[[Seven Seconds (TV series)|Seven Seconds]]'', the bicycle accident at the center of the plot of season 1 occurs at Liberty State Park.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2018/02/netflix_drama_explores_racial_tensions_police_cove.html|title=Netflix drama explores racial unrest, police cover-up in Jersey City|website=nj.com|last=McDonald|first=Terrence T.|date=February 22, 2018|access-date=June 27, 2019))</ref>

===Sports===
Since 2007, the [[Veuve Clicquot]] Polo Classic is held every Spring at Liberty State Park.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2018/06/veuve_clicquot_polo_classic_returns_to_liberty_sta.html|title=Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic returns to Liberty State Park with star-studded guest list (PHOTOS)|publisher=The Jersey Journal|last=McDonald|first=Corey W. |date=June 2, 2018|access-date=June 4, 2018))</ref> Proceeds from the park support Sam Pesin and the Friends of Liberty State Park. 

In May 2010, plans were put forth outlining the use of the park as the new home of the [[United States Grand Prix|United States]] [[Formula One]] [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] for the [[2012 Formula One season|2012 season]].<ref>((cite news|title=New York F1 track plans revealed&nbsp;– Jersey City bids for 2012 night race|url=http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/05/04/new-york-f1-track-plans-revealed-jersey-city-bids-for-new-night-race-in-2012/|first=Keith|last=Collantine|work=F1 Fanatic|publisher=Keith Collantine|date=2010-05-04|access-date=2010-05-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100709062753/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/05/04/new-york-f1-track-plans-revealed-jersey-city-bids-for-new-night-race-in-2012/|archive-date=2010-07-09|url-status=dead))</ref> 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.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.folsp.org/preservation/grand_prix.htm|title=folsp.org|website=FOLSP.org|access-date=December 8, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605174724/http://www.folsp.org/preservation/grand_prix.htm|archive-date=June 5, 2013))</ref>

On June 19 and 20, 2010, the park hosted the fifth round of the [[2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship]].<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2010/06/countdown_to_jersey_city_red_b.html|title=About the Red Bull Air Race in Jersey City|newspaper=The Jersey Journal|last=Hayes|first=Melissa|date=June 4, 2010|access-date=June 18, 2018))</ref>

==Image gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="125">
File:Lsp flag display.jpg|Twelve out of the 13 [[Flag of the United States|American Flags]] displayed at Liberty State Park (one flag not shown), with the [[Statue of Liberty]] in the background
File:CRRNJ Terminal, Liberty State Park, Jersey City NJ.jpg|[[Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal|Communipaw Terminal]], a historic building, with the dock in foreground provides  ferry transport to [[Ellis Island]] and Statue of Liberty
File:Parkflags.jpg|Flags at [[half-staff]] 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 [[One World Trade Center]] in June 2015
</gallery>

==See also==
((Portal|New Jersey))
* [[List of New Jersey state parks]]
* [[Hudson River Waterfront Walkway]]
* [[Hudson County, New Jersey#Parks, promenades, and open spaces|Hudson Parks]]
* [[Port of New York and New Jersey]]
* [[Marine life of New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary]]

==References==
((reflist|30em))

==External links==
((Commons category|((#property:Commons category))))
* ((Official website|http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/liberty.html))
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100201224707/http://www.njcu.edu/programs/jchistory/pages/c_pages/central_Railroad_of_New_Jersey.html Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal]
* [http://www.folsp.org Friends of Liberty State Park], an advocacy group for the park's preservation
* [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D05EFD6163DE633A2575BC0A9669D946296D6CF ''The New York Times''], 1913 proposal to develop Jersey City port facilities
* ((cite report   | title = Liberty State Park Ecosystem Restoration Study   | work = Hudson-Raritan Estuary    | publisher = USACE   | date = October 2005   | url = http://www.nan.usace.army.mil/Portals/37/docs/civilworks/projects/nj/ecor/HRELiberty/realestate.pdf   ))

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