Liberty on the rocks
Annie Karni
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Give us your tired, your poor, your addled masses.
The National Park Service vendor who runs Liberty Island's restaurants, cafés and catering has applied for a license to serve beer, wine and hard booze at parties and special events in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty.
"We do a lot of bar mitzvahs, weddings and corporate events," said Michael Hill, president of the concessionaire that oversees Liberty and Ellis islands, Evelyn Hill Inc.
"We do about one to three events a year on Liberty Island and in the past we had to bring in a caterer just to do the liquor. No one does that, so we applied for our own liquor license."
Hill said he would like to host more events on Liberty Island in the future.
"It's something everyone is amenable to," said Michael Levine, director of land use and planning at Community Board 1.
"Catering establishments have events that go until 2 a.m. and disturb residents, so if they're going to do it someplace, do it on the islands."
A spokesman for the park service said there were no plans to make beer or liquor available to tourists.
akarni@nypost.com
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