What Should Statutess Should Be Taken Down - 785 Words

Poll Shows Queens Residents have Mixed Feelings as to whether Statutes Should be Taken Down FLUSHING, N.Y An August 31st poll conducted towards Flushing residents indicates that there are mixed feelings towards the potentiality of New York City public statutes that are symbols of hate being removed. After a random poll was conducted to members of the Flushing community, it was found that many people have mixed feels towards the call from city officials and New York City residents for the removal of statues and monuments of historical individuals for their infamous actions as they are deemed to be reminders of slavery and inequality that previously existed in the United States. In the poll, random individuals walking near the corner of†¦show more content†¦Ã¢â‚¬Å"There are other things happening in the world such as the threat of North Korea, I.S.I.S, and our focus should be on such topics and not whether or not statues of people like Christopher Columbus or Dr. Mariam Sims should be removed or kept†, said King. Ashley White, 31, is a gymnastics coach and has resided in Flushing for eight years, was undecided as to whether or not the statues should be removed. Ashley states that â€Å"statues of the individuals who are symbols of should be removed, but they should also stay because its a part of history†. The poll comes a few weeks after Mayor De Blasio announced on Twitter that â€Å"New York City will conduct a 90 day review of all symbols of hate on city property†. According to New York City officials, review will be conducted from a panel consisting of experts from the field and community leaders. Statutes that are under review include the Christopher Columbus statue at Columbus Circle and the Dr. Marion Sims statue in Central Park. Though Columbus is credited for discovering America, he did enslave the native people of Hispaniola while Dr. Marion SIms, being known as the â€Å"father of modern gynecology†. practiced on female slaves without anesthesia. The call for the removal and the review of such statues in New York City comes weeks after the violent protest between white nationalists and counter protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia