Sentences with phrase «statues on city property»
At 2 p.m., in response to de Blasio's «quest to tear down statues like Christopher Columbus,» Queens Councilman Eric Ulrich will announce legislation that would require a majority vote of the Council before removing statues on city property, City Hall steps, Manhattan.
http://www.nystateofpolitics.com/ Not exact matches
Cuomo says he favors keeping a prominent Christopher Columbus statue that has been suggested for review by a commission examining items deemed «symbols of hate» on New York City property.
During the debate, de Blasio said the statue of Christopher Columbus would be among those examined by a commission he's appointing to recommend monuments on city property be removed because they're deemed hateful.
A commission created to figure out what to do with controversial statues and monuments on New York City property has recommended that most be kept where they are with historical markers added to give additional context, with just one moved from its high - profile location.
A task force created to figure out what to do with controversial statues and monuments on New York City property — described by the mayor as «symbols of hate» — has recommended only one statue be moved: a monument to J. Marion Sims, a 19th century doctor who developed advances in gynecological surgery by conducting operations on black slave women.
Mayor Bill de Blasio won't be marching in the Bronx Columbus Day Parade on Sunday because he hasn't been invited amid the controversy over what to do with statues of Christopher Columbus on city property.
The large «50» celebratory statues set up around the city were defaced, toppled over, and basically hated on because defacing public properties gets shit done.