Even if already paid and reserved, the flight was delayed, from 11 am to 4.30 pm and the heli took off at 4.50, so it was dark and places were pretty unvisible, not to mention pictures from the sky: horrible! In the meanwhile i had also to wait in the line for 30 minutes, paying 4 $ to store the "baggage"... and don't forget the "security tax" (30 $). So, my suggestion is: pay 13 $ to take the ferry to the Statue of Liberty and save about 170$!
this was the highlight of our holiday, when we arrived at helicopter pad we encountered no problems at all, the staff were very professional and courteous, and the scenery was just brilliant.
The helicopter ride was fun, could've given more information on the sights. Slightly disorganized way of running the lines.