Celebrating George McAneny

Beginning December 20, at Federal Hall the National Park Service along with the McAneny family presents a series of talks and an exhibition honoring George McAneny, around his 150th birthday. Talks feature New York Times journalist and…

A Titan for Parks

Marian S. Heiskell, 1918-2019 The staff of the National Parks of New York Harbor Conservancy and our Board of Directors honor the memory of our longtime chair, co-founder and friend, Marian Heiskell. Mrs. Heiskell, among her many…

Eureka in Federal Hall in the News

Brian Tolle’s Eureka and the Flushing Remonstrance in Federal Hall has received great reviews. The installation will be on view to the public through September 8. Some highlights from the news since opening include: New York Times, Artnet,…

Brian Tolle’s Eureka at Federal Hall

Beginning Jun 27, with the National Park Service, we are pleased to present Eureka, artist Brian Tolle’s towering 40-foot-high sculpture of a 17th century Dutch canal house façade in Federal Hall’s Grand Rotunda. On view through September…

Benefit Dinner Honoring Marian S. Heiskell

On June 26, the Conservancy awards the first Federal Hall Medal for Leadership to our founding Chair, Marian S. Heiskell, at our annual Benefit Dinner held at Federal Hall National Memorial. The Federal Hall Medal for Leadership is awarded…

Advocates Rally at Federal Hall for Deferred Maintenance Fix

On February 17, the National Parks Conservation Association brought together Manhattan Borough President Gail Brewer and Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and other conservation advocates on the steps of Federal Hall National Memorial– where…

New Year, New NY Harbor Parks

A happy New Year to all. After a few months of work, we are pleased to finally officially launch our new NY Harbor Parks website. Our goal for the site has always been to provide visitors with an easy and engaging way to learn about and…
Flag Exchange art exhibit at Federal Hall 2017

Flag Exchange Soared at Federal Hall

Last weekend marked the final days of Flag Exchange: A Living Thing, an art installation by conceptual artist Mel Ziegler, at Federal Hall. Seen by an estimated 62,179 visitors from across the globe, Ziegler’s collection of 50 distressed flags…

First Federal Hall History Awards

Five distinguished historians were bestowed with the first Federal Hall Award for History at our annual benefit dinner on September 28. The new award recognizes scholars who, through their work, have helped to preserve and bring awareness to…

A Conversation on Freedom

Freedom Forums had its first New York City event in the grand rotunda at Federal Hall on November 26. An annual multi-disciplinary public engagement program with statewide regional partners, the theme of the event was Freedom: Personal, Civic…