Torch Cams To Give Masses Views From Lady Liberty (New York: donated, park)

[Walter Greenspan]

According to CBS New York , "Lady Liberty is getting high-tech gifts for her 125th birthday: webcams on her torch that will let viewers gaze out at New York Harbor and read the tablet in her hands or see visitors on the grounds of the island below in real time.

The five torch cams are to be switched on Friday during a ceremony to commemorate the dedication of the Statue of Liberty on Oct. 28, 1886."

[BroboT800]

oh wow... that sounds pretty awesome. Can't wait to check 'em out!

[Fred314X]

All very well and good. But since Liberty Island is a national park, I hope the Federal government is paying for this. The city shouldn't have to.

[Walter Greenspan]

Fred314X, according to the linked CBS report, "The five cameras, which will be on 24 hours, seven days a week, were donated to the National Park Service by Earthcam Inc., a New Jersey-based company that manages webcams around the world."