Faced with criticism of the plan, offering to remove from new York some monuments, including the statue of Christopher Columbus in Columbus Circle, mayor bill de Blasio decided to resort to Plan B, which he said on Monday.
The mayor suggested not to demolish controversial monuments, and add to them special tablets, which will contain information about historical figures who dedicated the statue.
De Blasio says that, most likely, many of the contentious monuments, after consideration of the special Commissioncreated within a few days, I’ll leave alone. Some of them will get explanatory notes to the historical context and the most controversial monuments will recommend to remove.
The mayor instructed the national Park Service to create life-saving signs.
De Blasio first proposed to remove some of the statues from the city streets after the riots in Charlottesville, Virginia, committed white nationalists who opposed the demolition of the statue of Confederate General, Robert E. Lee.
Since the mayor announced the creation of the Commission, which will consider the matter, dozens of groups opposed the demolition of monuments.
A huge number of complaints has led to criticism of the actions of the mayor, in particular, people unhappy with the fact that officials have not sounded, according to what criteria will be selected monuments on the «aptitude». But de Blasio said that will solve all the members of the Commission who will determine the parameters and establish a certain standard, which will help the sites to remain in their seats.
