Credit: Susan Watts/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul on Flickr

The Statue of Liberty will remain open during the U.S. government shutdown, President Donald Trump’s administration said Thursday. The shutdown leaves federal workers without pay and closes federally funded museums and monuments, like Lady Liberty. After Gov. Kathy Hochul said the state would not pay to maintain the monument during the shutdown, the Trump administration announced the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island would remain open.

“Thanks to the leadership of President Donald J. Trump both Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty remain open for the enjoyment of the American people,” a spokesperson for the Department of the Interior told the New York Post .

During a press conference on Wednesday, Hochul said more t

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