Students in the United States are taught that Columbus discovered the Americas, sailing across the Atlantic in his three ships: The Niña, Pinta and Santa Maria. A majority of commission members “advocated for keeping the Columbus statue and fostering public dialogue,” according to the commission’s report. “I understand the feelings about Christopher Columbus and some of his acts which nobody would support, but the statue has come to represent and signify appreciation for the Italian American contribution to New York so for that reason I support it.”ĭe Blasio said Friday he would stick by the January 2018 decision the Mayoral Advisory Commission on City Art, Monuments and Markers.
“The Christopher Columbus statue represents in some ways the Italian American legacy in the country, and the Italian American contribution in this country,” he said. Andrew Cuomo suggest that neither the statue, nor the name of the circle, is going anywhere.Ĭuomo said at a press conference Thursday that he felt the statue of Columbus, who originally hailed from Italy, was an important symbol for Italian Americans. As municipalities across the United States revisit the naming and display of monuments honoring people with histories of racism and violence toward minorities, the Christopher Columbus statue and Columbus Circle in New York City have come under fire for commemorating the man often credited with “discovering” America.Ī petition has started on asking for the renaming of the circle and the removal of the statue “from public view,” but recent comments from New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov.
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