Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Columbus Statue May Get An ‘Explanation’ Plaque
Columbus may be getting an asterisk.
Facing mounting criticism of his plan to remove some of the city’s monuments — possibly including the Christopher Columbus statue in Columbus Circle — Mayor de Blasio went to Plan B on Monday.
For the first time, the mayor said that instead of the heave-ho, contested monuments might get plaques that offer explanations of the historical figures they depict. . .