Mayor Eric Adams moves to have 2 Christopher Columbus statues landmarked. Here's the response from some mayoral candidates.

The mayor is asking the Landmarks Preservation Commission to hold a public hearing to make the statues public landmarks, ...

Assault on Columbus statues sparked Italian American groups to band together and fight back: community leader

Italian-American community leaders condemn NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani over 2020 photo showing disrespect toward ...

NYC’s Columbus statues have become an unexpected flashpoint in the city’s heated mayoral race

Columbus has become a controversial figure due to his treatment of Indigenous peoples, including acts of violence and ...

Mayor Eric Adams looks to protect NYC’s Columbus statues after rival Zohran Mamdani’s tantrum over explorer

Mayor Eric Adams’ administration is moving to protect two Christopher Columbus statues from the clutches of mayoral ...

Beheaded and Sent to Watery Graves, Columbus Statues Get New Life

More than 30 monuments to Christopher Columbus were toppled or taken down in 2020. Now some are being restored, and finding ...
The Daily Signal

NYC Mayor Seeks Protections for Columbus Statues

Chris Wade is a contributor to The Center Square. THE CENTER SQUARE—Outgoing New York City Mayor Eric Adams is moving to ...
Columbus Dispatch

Christopher Columbus statue's future: Vision unveiled for new city park

Reimagining Columbus is proposing placing the removed Christopher Columbus statue in a new riverside park alongside contextualizing information. Now it's up to the community and elected leaders to ...
mlive

A sacred lake, a Columbus statue, and an Indigenous people’s long struggle for land

The Onondaga Nation's effort to reclaim a piece of the Onondaga Lake's shoreline is stalled amid issues related to taxes, the ...
WOSU Public Media

New home proposed for Christopher Columbus statue removed from outside city hall

The Christopher Columbus statue that once stood outside Columbus City Hall may now have a new home. The proposed plan, revealed on Saturday, would have the statue be reinstated in a park that ...