On Columbus Day, A Division Over How To Honor Italian Heritage wskg.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wskg.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Columbus Day festivities went on as planned late Monday morning in Syracuse’s Columbus Circle, despite plans to remove the monument. Later in evening, in the same location, proponents of removing the monument held a “Replace Columbus” observance.
Columbus monument group sues Syracuse, says Walsh doesn’t have authority to remove statue
Updated 8:40 AM;
Today 8:09 AM
Former county executive Nick Pirro stands in front of the Columbus statue in downtown Syracuse. Pirro is part of a group opposed to Mayor Ben Walsh s plan to remove the statue.
Facebook Share
Syracuse, N.Y. The Columbus Monument Corporation sued the city of Syracuse over the weekend in its latest effort to block the planned removal of the Columbus statue downtown.
The group filed a petition in state Supreme Court on Sunday, claiming Mayor Ben Walsh does not have the legal authority to remove the statue.
Syracuse’s Columbus statue group escalates political war against Ben Walsh
Updated Feb 11, 2021;
Posted Feb 10, 2021
The annual Columbus Day wreath laying ceremony in Syracuse N.Y. Oct 12, 2020. Mark Nicotra and Nick Pirro hand off a weath to be placed at the foot of the Christopher Columbus statue. The city has announced that the statue will be removed. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com
Facebook Share
Syracuse, N.Y. A group of politically powerful Columbus statue supporters have ramped up their fight against Mayor Ben Walsh, who last year announced he will remove the Christopher Columbus statue from downtown Syracuse.
The Columbus Monument Corporation sent letters to leaders of every permanent political party in Syracuse in recent weeks. Those letters outlined the group’s disgust with Walsh’s decision and came with a message: