New Day at Federal Hall is the all-encompassing vision of the National Parks of New York Harbor Conservancy, in partnership with the National Park Service, to transform this national memorial through the arts, humanities and cultural experiences into a living catalyst for civic—and civil—engagement and a premiere heritage destination.

Federal Hall National Memorial is open. Mon-Fri: 9am – 5pm Sat-Sun: Closed. Visit Federal Hall’s National Park Service page for additional information such as alerts and conditions. Federal Hall’s Wall Street steps, just across from the New York Stock Exchange, are a popular place for taking photos with the iconic statue of George Washington.

Federal Hall National Memorial is one of only 31 Congressionally-designated national memorials in the United States, including the Jefferson and Lincoln Memorials in Washington D.C. Unlike most other historic sites, history actually happened here.

The United States of America, the most enduring democracy the world has known—began in New York City, the nation’s first seat of government under the Constitution at Federal Hall in 1789. The most prolific First Congress convened and inaugurated and the great general as …

In 527 days, the consensus establishing the United States of America, our revolutionary new form of representative government, began at Federal Hall in New York City, the nation’s First Capital under the Constitution.

In 1765, a full decade before the first shots were fired in Massachusetts at Lexington and Concord, representatives from nine of the 13 colonies convened the Stamp Act Congress at Federal Hall in New York to protest against taxation without representation.

The Democracy Project follows a modern-day narrator through the history of Federal Hall, probing the choices of our Founders and how their actions still reverberate through America, many years after “We the People.”

Ms. Salerno leads the Conservancy’s charge to reinvent and revitalize Federal Hall National Memorial through the arts, humanities, and community engagement launching in 2026. She has held leadership roles at New York City’s cultural, literary, and …

These free tours are produced by the Federal Hall Conservancy, and the United States National Park Service, the largest caretaker of shoreline on New York Harbor. Its network of 24 historic sites and recreation areas arc to three other boroughs of the city, and across to New Jersey.

Commissioned by the Federal Hall Conservancy, The Democracy Project is presented at Federal Hall National Memorial as part of its New Day at Federal Hall initiative, which will launch for the nation’s 250th birthday on July 4, 2026, in partnership with the National Park Service.