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After New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie shut down the state government on Friday night following a budget standoff, the state’s tourism industry bemoaned a loss of business.
The shutdown closed state parks during the pre-Fourth of July weekend.
The New Jersey government shutdown meant that some 25,000 to 30,000 visitors to the Statue of Liberty were either turned away or inconvenienced, according to Michael Burke, COO of Statue Cruises. Statue Cruises offers sailings to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island from both Liberty State Park, a state park located in New Jersey, and from Battery Park in Lower Manhattan.
Statue Cruises said ferry ticket holders scheduled to depart from New Jersey would be honored at its Battery Park location or tickets could be exchanged for a later date.
Nevertheless, Burke said that Statue Cruises stood to lose $850,000 in revenue due to the closure, and that that number could go up into the millions should the shutdown continue longer into the month of July.
“We urge the New Jersey state legislature and the governor to resolve New Jersey’s budget crisis immediately,” Burke said.
Sоurсе: travelweekly.com