Reopening of the Statue of Liberty on Independence Day

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Jonathan B. Jarvis, Director of the United States National Park Service cut the ribbon at the reopening ceremony for the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island when it is reopened on Independence Day in New York City on July 4, 2013. Liberty Island and the Statue of Liberty had been closed to the public since Hurricane Sandy. UPI/John Angelillo .