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Merrick girl, dad among first in Lady Liberty's crown

Aleyna Bartnick, an 8-year-old in Merrick, is a connoisseur of Statue of Liberty trivia.

She knows that Lady Liberty, a gift to America from France in 1886, has 354 stairs that lead to the crown. She knows that Saturday, the first visitors will be allowed to ascend those stairs since the statue closed to the public eight years ago.

And she and her father, Chris Bartnick, will be among...

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