It's so bad that Statue City Cruises put up scam alert signs outside its ticket booth.
A short ferry ride from Manhattan's Battery Park gets you to the Statue of Liberty, but what's happening in the park goes against most of what Lady Liberty stands for.
They were stopped at the park entrance and sold tickets for a different cruise that doesn't take them to the statue."I'm like I wanted to go in, see Ellis Island. Well, you can't do that. You have to get tickets in advance. And she's like they're 3 weeks. And I'm like really?" one of the women told Eyewitness News.The Statue City Cruises website showed plenty of available tickets on Friday.
"It's causing those vendors to try to prey on people in a much smaller location, where it was easier to get into the park prior," Gill said.
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