Published 3 years ago

Movin’ on out: De Blasio booting Founding Father Jefferson from City Hall

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New York Mayor Bill de Blasio will remove a statue of Thomas Jefferson from the City Council chambers. The statue, gifted to the city by naval officer Uriah Phillips Levy in 1834, will be given to the New-York Historical Society on an “indefinite” loan. The loan of the statue was listed on the Public Design Commission’s “consent” agenda Monday.

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Yahoo News

NYC Council to consider removal of Thomas Jefferson statue from chambers

NEW YORK — An obscure city panel may vote to remove a statue of Thomas Jefferson from its place in the City Council chambers amid controversy over the Founding Father’s history as a slaveholder. The city Public Design Commission will decide Monday whether to loan the statue to the City Historical Society, effectively ending its nearly two-century run in one of the city's most revered spots. The ...

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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New York Post

Movin’ on out: De Blasio booting Founding Father Jefferson from City Hall

The city's Public Design Commission has listed "the long term loan" of the 1833 bronze cast of Jefferson to the New-York Historical Society on its "consent" agenda for Monday.

3 years ago·New York, United States

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NY Daily News

NYC Council to consider removal of Thomas Jefferson statue from chambers

The Public Design Commission will decide Monday whether to loan the statue to the City Historical Society, effectively ending its nearly two century run in one of Gotham’s most revered spots.

3 years ago·New York, United States

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The Daily Caller

REPORT: Bill De Blasio Getting Rid Of Thomas Jefferson Statue In City Hall

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio will remove a statue of Thomas Jefferson from the City Council chambers, where it has stood for the past 187 years.

3 years ago·Washington, United States

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The Daily Wire

NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio Banishes Thomas Jefferson Statue From City Hall After 187 Years

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is removing a statue of Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States and a Founding Father, from City Hall after nearly two centuries.New York City’s Public Design Commission, each member of which is appointed by the mayor, is planning to loan the Jefferson statue to the New York Historical Society. The commission has listed the statue’s loan under its “consent” agenda, meaning the decision to rem…

3 years ago·Nashville, United States

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The Post Millennial

Bill de Blasio to remove statue of US Founding Father from New York City Hall

In an exclusive, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said he intends to remove a statue of Thomas Jefferson from City Hall, where it remained erect for the last 187 years.

3 years ago·Toronto, Canada

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