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NYC George Floyd statue to be relocated after vandalism

Summary by Ground News

Vandals defaced a statue of George Floyd in Flatbush, Brooklyn, just days after it was unveiled on Juneteenth. The group behind the statue worked long hours with the community to clean it. The community gathered to celebrate George Floyd and say thank you, with music and a food giveaway.

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Portland Press Herald

After vandalism, NYC George Floyd statue cleaned, will move

The statue that was defaced in Brooklyn is headed for Manhattan’s Union Square.

4 years ago·Portland, United States

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NBC New York

After Vandalism, NYC George Floyd Statue Cleaned, Will Move

A statue of George Floyd that was defaced in Brooklyn has been cleaned and is headed for Manhattan’s Union Square

4 years ago·New York, United States

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The Hill

NYC George Floyd statue to be relocated after vandalism

A New York City statue of George Floyd that was vandalized last month just days after it was unveiled for Juneteenth will be moving to Manhattan as part of a long-planned September exhibition.

4 years ago·Washington, United States

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The Guardian

Defaced George Floyd statue moves to Manhattan – after toothbrush cleaning

Tribute was vandalized in Brooklyn but volunteers painstakingly made good the damage before transfer to New York’s Union Square

4 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

After vandalism, NYC George Floyd statue cleaned, will move

A statue of George Floyd that was defaced in Brooklyn has been cleaned and is headed for Manhattan's Union Square.

4 years ago·Canada

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WVVA

After vandalism, NYC George Floyd statue cleaned, will move

NEW YORK (AP) — A statue of George Floyd that was defaced in Brooklyn has been cleaned and is headed for Manhattan’s Union Square. The artwork was unveiled on the Juneteenth holiday in a spot on Flatbush Avenue. Five days later on June 24, it was vandalized with black paint and marked with the logo of a white supremacist group. But members of the group that installed the statue painstakingly cleaned it, and local residents and one of Floyd’s bro…

4 years ago·Bluefield, United States

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