Since 9/11 , visitors have been screened at a lower Manhattan security checkpoint before boarding the daily ferries to the islands . The National Parks Service wants to screen visitors after arrival at Liberty , Ellis islands . Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and Sen. Charles Schumer ask service to reverse course . Score: 7 Liberty Island , home of the Statue of Liberty , will reopen July 4 after Sandy repairs .
The National Parks Service wants to screen visitors after arrival at Liberty , Ellis islands . Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and Sen. Charles Schumer ask service to reverse course . Score: 7 Liberty Island , home of the Statue of Liberty , will reopen July 4 after Sandy repairs .