WASHINGTON -- Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Senator Bob Menendez will hold a press event at Ellis Island to announce new projects under the President's economic recovery plan. The projects will create jobs and stimulate the economy while preserving the historic site.
WHO: Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar
Senator Bob Menendez
WHAT: Announcement of new economic recovery projects under the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act.
WHEN: 2:15 p.m. EDT, Monday, July 27
WHERE: Ellis Island
Media coming from Manhattan:
- Meet at the NPS MIO boat launch no later than 1:45 p.m. on Monday
*NPS MIO boat launch is located between the Staten Island Ferry Tour and the Coast
Guard building in Battery Park
Media coming from New Jersey:
-Vehicles will need to come via the Ellis Island Bridge.
RSVP: If you plan on attending, email Darren_Boch@nps.gov by 10:00 a.m. EDT Monday
Source: Department of Interior
