Statue Of Liberty News

A great editorial from today's New York Daily News: It was 123 years ago today that Manhattan office boys first rained ticker tape down on a parade, creating what became a grand New York celebratory tradition.The occasion was the dedication of the Statue of Liberty, Oct. 28, 1886, President Grover Cleveland presiding. The city, reported The World newspaper, "was one vast cheer."

The National Park Service has reset its sights on a new hub for tourists headed from Manhattan to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.For several years, crowds have clogged the waterfront promenade in Battery Park while they wait to clear security and board ferries to the monuments in the harbor. The imposition has been compounded since 9/11 by the large tents that house the screening checkpoints and block views of the statue.

For two nights only, the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island will open at night as part of National Park Week.

It's easier than ever to take a tour of two of the city's most popular landmarks.The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island now feature audio tours.The 30-minute Statue of Liberty Tour provides factual and historical commentary.

Today visitors to the Statue of Liberty can't venture beyond the top of the statue's pedestal. Beginning July 4, 2009, a lucky few (30 per hour) will be able to climb to her crown.

The National Park Service announced Monday that the public may begin making reservations to visit the Statue of Liberty’s Crown on June 13.

The view is cool beyond words.

Starting July 4, the Statue of Liberty’s crown will once again be open to the public!The National Park Service announced this month that starting on Independence Day, visitors will be able to enter the Lady Liberty’s crown, which has been closed since the 9/11 attacks more than eight years ago.

Salazar Announces Reopening of Statue of Liberty’s Crown,Restoration of Historic Building at Ellis IslandNEW YORK, NY – The American public will once again be able to visit the crown of the Statue of Liberty, which was closed after the 9/11 attacks for safety and security reasons, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today.

Lady Liberty may be welcoming visitors back into her crown for the 4th of July holiday, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Tuesday.Salazar said "we will endeavor to do everything we can" to have the Statue of Liberty and its thrilling spiral staircase climb to her crown open to the public by America's 233rd birthday - the first time since the Sept. 11 attacks."We may have it opened up to a smaller group of people," he told Reuters.

The National Park Service has started inching closer to reopening the Statue of Liberty’s crown for the first time since the 9/11 attacks by seeking ways to make access safer. The park service is seeking bids from engineers and architects to study whether alterations to the crown would make it safer for visitors to evacuate in case of an emergency.