Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/liberty-island-reopens-to-welcome-huddled-masses-on-july-4 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story The Statue of Liberty reopened this Fourth of July, months after Hurricane Sandy damaged the island’s infrastructure last fall. Crowds ferried to Liberty Island to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony.