Obama Wants to Reopen Lady Liberty’s CrownVisitors to Liberty Island and the Statue of Liberty will once again be able to climb the 354 steps from the base of the Statue of Liberty to the iconic crown that overlooks New York Harbor -- but not quite yet.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar went to the top of the crown with fellow democrats New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez, New Jersey Rep. Albio Siries and New York Rep. Anthony Weiner.
He said a study is underway on whether to open the crown to the public and that the review should be complete in April.
Opening the crown "is very important to me," said Salazar, but he added that any such plan must include the safety of the public.
Menendez suggested there may be some sort of lottery to allow limited numbers of tourists access to the crown on a daily basis.
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