The arrival of spring beckons millions of tourists to New York City, and many are set on visiting the
Statue of Liberty. For years, visitors have been greeted in Lower Manhattan by vendors selling boat tickets to the landmark — at least that's the pitch.
On Wednesday, the police arrested more than a dozen ticket sellers in what officials said was a crackdown on vendors who prey on tourists by offering fake tickets to the Statue of Liberty. The vendors, some on parole for serious crimes, told tourists they were getting tickets to boats that stopped at the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, though the tickets were actually for ferries that circled New York Harbor without stopping, the police said.
