The Columbus statue is among the monuments that will be reviewed by a commission Mayor de Blasio is assembling to consider symbols of hate on city property. (nydailynews.com)
In NYC, Italian - American politicians blasted a fellow Italian, de Blasio, for considering the removal of statues of Christopher Columbus as part of a commission to ditch symbols of hate. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Republican NYC mayoral candidate Nicole Malliotakis said the Columbus statue should stay put, and de Blasio's commission to evaluate potential symbols of hate is causing «tremendous division» among New Yorkers. (nystateofpolitics.com)