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 NEW YORK (AP) - The famous necklace lights on the Brooklyn Bridge will go "green" next year as part of several environmental upgrades around the city, officials said Wednesday.
Changing 160 lights on the landmark bridge, which turns 125 years old next year, is expected to cost $500,000. Other city bridges, which first got their lights in the early 1970s, could also get the modern makeover, officials said.
The switch from 100-watt mercury vapor lamps to 24-watt bulbs known as light-emitting diodes will not make the lights noticeably dimmer, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.
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