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TexasTowelie

(116,516 posts)
Wed Sep 6, 2017, 03:47 AM Sep 2017

Gov. Cuomo Backs Keeping Columbus Statue in NYC

NEW YORK (AP/Hamodia) - Breaking with Mayor Bill de Blasio, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday he is in favor of 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.

Cuomo, who like de Blasio and Columbus is of Italian heritage, said he’s not disputing that the explorer did harm to the Native American population. But the Democrat said the statue at Columbus Circle “is really about honoring Italian-Americans” and their contributions to New York.

De Blasio recently announced the commission, which could recommend removing some monuments. Democratic City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito has said the Columbus statue should be removed.

The spat is one of many between the governor and the mayor. Asked if he would endorse de Blasio’s reelection bid in two months, Cuomo says he isn’t endorsing his fellow Democrat because the governor doesn’t live in the city.

Read more: http://hamodia.com/2017/09/05/gov-cuomo-backs-keeping-columbus-statue-nyc/

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Gov. Cuomo Backs Keeping Columbus Statue in NYC (Original Post) TexasTowelie Sep 2017 OP
While it would require changing some signs and maps, perhaps he would prefer that we call it...,. Not Ruth Sep 2017 #1
Oh no! Rhiannon12866 Sep 2017 #2
It will be interesting to see how far the whole Columbus statues/holiday take it down/ chelsea0011 Sep 2017 #3
 

Not Ruth

(3,613 posts)
1. While it would require changing some signs and maps, perhaps he would prefer that we call it...,.
Wed Sep 6, 2017, 04:11 AM
Sep 2017

Cuomo Circle

chelsea0011

(10,115 posts)
3. It will be interesting to see how far the whole Columbus statues/holiday take it down/
Wed Sep 6, 2017, 04:55 AM
Sep 2017

remove it story goes. I am all for diminishing Columbus and removing it as a holiday. But America loves a nice tidy story short on history. Bangor, Maine has removed celebrating Columbus Day for Indigenous Peoples Day. Will this take shape across the country? I hope so. As our great(insert sarcasm here) POTUS said about healthcare is "it's complicated". And so is history. Who gets to tell the stories that get printed in our school history books is as complicated as the history itself which is never a tidy story.

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