{"id":2037607,"date":"2023-09-19T16:14:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T20:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-council-considering-removing-monuments-honoring-washington-jefferson-columbus-roosevelt\/"},"modified":"2023-09-19T16:19:37","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T20:19:37","slug":"nyc-council-considering-removing-monuments-honoring-washington-jefferson-columbus-roosevelt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-council-considering-removing-monuments-honoring-washington-jefferson-columbus-roosevelt\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Council may remove monuments honoring historical figures."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnyc-council-considering-removing-monuments-honoring-washington-jefferson-columbus-roosevelt%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2037607&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by YUKI IWAMURA\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/elizabeth-volberding\">Elizabeth Volberding<br \/><\/a>12:51 PM \u2013 Tuesday, September 19, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>On Tuesday, a committee on the New York City Council was\u200d set to vote \u200con a proposal\u200b that could result in monuments \u200dhonoring figures such as George Washington, Christopher Columbus, Thomas Jefferson, Peter \u200cStuyvesant,\u200b and more being removed due \u200cto their\u2063 \u201ccontroversial\u201d pasts.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>A public hearing was\u200c held on Tuesday\u2062 addressing the proposal established \u200dby the\u2063 NYC Committee on cultural \u200baffairs,\u200c libraries, \u2063and\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-to-consider-a-proposal-that-could-mean-taking-down-monuments-to-george-washington-columbus\/\" title=\"NYC may remove monuments to George Washington and Columbus.\">international intergroup relations<\/a>. The proposal specified that public art that portrays someone who \u200bhas been linked to slavery or \u201ccrimes against\u200b humanity\u201d should be taken down. <\/p>\n<p>However, if the commission\u00a0determines that a \u2062statue or monument\u00a0honors a \u200bperson who committed crimes against humanity, but votes\u200b not to remove the artwork,\u200b it would require the city to create an \u201cexplanatory plaque\u201d discussing\u2062 the misdeeds of the historical figure. <\/p>\n<p>The\u200b committee\u2019s hearing involved additional legislation that would mandate the city\u2019s Public Design Commission (PDC)\u200b to administer a plan to remove works of art on New York property. <\/p>\n<p>According\u200c to\u2063 the committee, the monuments represent individuals who owned enslaved persons\u2062 or who \u200deconomically benefited from slavery, or \u2062those who participated \u200bin systemic crimes against indigenous people.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis bill would \u2063require the \u2064PDC to publish a plan to remove works of \u200cart\u2064 on City property that depict \u200ca person who owned enslaved persons or\u2062 directly benefited [sic] economically from slavery, or \u2064who participated in systemic crimes against indigenous peoples or other crimes\u200d against humanity,\u201d the proposal explains. \u201cIf PDC determines a work of art depicts a person who fits these criteria and decides not to remove the work of art, PDC would be required to include in the\u200b plan \u2062steps it\u200d will take to install an explanatory plaque next to the work of art.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, Republican officials claimed\u2064 that the proposal was created in\u2062 an \u2062effort to erase history and dishonor those who established America. Critics immediately branded the attempt to remove the notable statues as being a part of \u201ccancel culture\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis\u200c is \u200clittle more\u2062 than an attempt by the radical left to rewrite our nation\u2019s\u200b history,\u201d said Republican Councilwoman \u2063Joann Ariola of Queens, according to the \u200dNew York Post. \u201cThese men\u200c all had an enormous impact on this country, and these statues commemorating their achievements have\u2063 been in place for decades.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe radical \u200cleft has been trying to reframe \u2063our nation as one born from evil, and it is time we put our foot down \u200cand\u2063 say\u200c enough is enough,\u201d she added. \u200d\u201cThe Founding Fathers\u200b and the others who worked so\u200b hard to establish this great\u2064 country \u200cshould be\u2062 celebrated, \u2064not eliminated from memory.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>There are over half-a-dozen monuments on city property\u200b admiring Washington, the\u2064 first president of\u2063 the United States and a revolutionary hero, which could now potentially be taken down. These include monuments in Washington Square Park \u2063and \u200dUnion Square Park. <\/p>\n<p>Statues of Christopher Columbus, an\u2064 Italian man famously known\u2063 for discovering the \u201cnew world\u201d in \u200b1492, was \u2062also targeted with outcries for his statue to\u2063 be removed from the public square due to how \u2062he allegedly \u201cabused native populations throughout his travels.\u201d\u200b <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Peter Stuyvesant, an early New \u2064York settler and slaveholder, has a statue \u200derected of him in Stuyvesant Park, and the prestigious Stuyvesant High School is also named after him.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, NYC officials have already taken \u200ddown\u2062 a statue of Thomas Jefferson, an author\u2063 of the Declaration of Independence and the third president of the U.S., due to his\u200b connection with slavery.\u2064 These included monuments \u200cat the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-bill-de-blasio-getting-rid-of-thomas-jefferson-statue-in-city-hall\/\" title=\"REPORT: Bill De Blasio Getting Rid Of Thomas Jefferson Statue In City Hall\">city council chambers<\/a> that \u2062were removed in 2021. <\/p>\n<p>Another monument, which honors the 26<sup>th<\/sup> president of the U.S., Teddy \u2063Roosevelt, has\u200d also been taken down from in front of the Natural History Museum in New York.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI\u200c thought this was behind us,\u201d Angelo Vivolo, president of the Columbus\u200c Heritage Coalition said. \u201cThis woke group wants to cancel\u200d our culture.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m \u200bhere for the\u2064 fight. The Italian-American community will come out strongly against this move to ban \u2064Columbus, a symbol of Italian-American accomplishment. But it\u2019s not just Columbus. You\u2019re \u200cgoing against\u2062 Washington\u2026 Jefferson\u2026. You\u2019re going \u2062against the people \u2064who contributed greatly to America,\u201d he\u2063 added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The 51-member New York City Council is also in control\u200d of \u200cthe operation\u200d of city agencies and the \u2063passing\u2062 of both\u200d local regulations \u2063and laws that deal \u200bwith everything from outdoor dining to zoning matters. However, their main \u200bfocus currently is \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-council-considering-removing-monuments-honoring-washington-jefferson-columbus-roosevelt\/\" title=\"NYC Council may remove monuments honoring historical figures.\">canceling historical figures deemed \u201ccontroversial<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brooklyn Council Sany Nurse, the author of the proposal, \u2063was not immediately \u2062available for comment when asked about the situation.<\/p>\n<p>Stay \u200cinformed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>With Attorney General Merrick Garland set \u200bto appear before the House\u2064 Judiciary Committee, One \u200cAmerica\u2019s John Hines caught up with Chairman Jim Jordan\u2064 to see what he hopes to hear from the Biden\u200b AG. Take a\u200c look.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Chairman\u200d of the House Oversight Committee, \u2063representative James Comer tells One America News that there may\u200d be some irony to the lawsuit brought by Hunter Biden\u200d against the IRS and two whistleblowers. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A Democrat judge blocks a $15,000 donation to border \u200dtown law\u200d enforcement, calling it political.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Tom Maoli<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>LONDON (Reuters) -The European Commission launched an investigation on Wednesday into whether \u200bto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-infiltration-of-evangelicals\/\" title=\"Leftist influence on Evangelicals\">impose punitive\u200d tariffs<\/a>\u2064 to protect European Union automakers against\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By \u2062John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) \u2013 ABB is \u2064spending $280 million on\u200b a new robotics factory in Sweden, the Swiss engineering and\u2026\u200b <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>PARIS (Reuters) \u2013 French Europe Minister Laurence Boon on Wednesday \u2062welcomed an anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese electric\u200d vehicles\u200c launched by \u2062the EU\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Mathieu Rosemain and Silvia\u200c Aloisi PARIS (Reuters) \u2013 Apple said on Wednesday its \u2062iPhone 12\u2064 model was certified by multiple international\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \u200drnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> Should public art that depicts individuals associated with slavery\u2062 or \u2062crimes against humanity be removed, or\u2062 should \u2064explanatory plaques be added \u2062to \u200bprovide\u2064 historical context?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200b Ntroversial&#8221; due to \u2062their past actions related to slavery \u200cand crimes \u200dagainst humanity.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal, put forth by the NYC Committee on\u2062 cultural affairs, libraries, and international \u200bintergroup relations,\u200b suggests \u200bthe removal of public art that portrays individuals associated \u2064with slavery or\u200d &#8220;crimes \u2064against humanity.&#8221; If the commission determines that a statue or monument \u200chonors \u2062a person who committed \u200dsuch crimes, but decides \u200cnot to remove the artwork, an &#8220;explanatory \u2063plaque&#8221; must be\u200d created to discuss the historical \u2063figure&#8217;s misdeeds.<\/p>\n<p>The public hearing held on Tuesday addressed this \u200dproposal, as \u2063well as additional legislation that would mandate the city&#8217;s\u2063 Public Design Commission (PDC) to develop a plan for removing art\u2064 on \u2063New York property. The committee argues that these monuments represent\u200d individuals \u200dwho either \u200downed enslaved persons, economically \u200cbenefitted from slavery, or participated\u200b in systemic crimes \u2064against indigenous people.<\/p>\n<p>However, Republican officials have\u2062 expressed opposition to\u2063 the proposal, claiming that it\u200b is an attempt to erase history\u200d and dishonor those who established \u2062America. Critics have labeled this movement as\u2063 &#8220;cancel \u2064culture.&#8221; \u2063Councilwoman Joann Ariola of Queens stated,\u200c &#8220;This is little \u200bmore than an attempt by the radical left to rewrite our nation&#8217;s history. These men all had \u200dan enormous \u2063impact\u2064 on this \u2063country, and these\u200b statues commemorating\u2062 their achievements\u2064 have been in place for decades.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 potential removal of\u2062 these statues includes those \u200bhonoring George Washington, Christopher Columbus, Thomas Jefferson, and Peter Stuyvesant, among others. Some argue that George Washington, the first president of the \u2062United States<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, the New York City Council committee was scheduled to vote on a proposal to remove monuments of George Washington, Christopher Columbus, Thomas Jefferson, Peter Stuyvesant, and others. 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