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Ellis Island reopens

October 29, 2013 12:00 am • Last Updated: October 28, 2013 11:59 pm

A park ranger walks through the registry room on Ellis Island Monday in New York. The island that ushered millions of immigrants into the United States received visitors Monday for the first time since Superstorm Sandy. Sandy swamped boilers and electrical systems and left the 27.5-acre island without power for months.

A park ranger walks through the registry room on Ellis Island Monday in New York. The island that ushered millions of immigrants into the United States received visitors Monday for the first time since Superstorm Sandy. Sandy swamped boilers and electrical systems and left the 27.5-acre island without power for months.

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