Battery Park Monument for Essential Workers Is Paused After Protests
Residents had pushed back at Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plans for a tribute to essential workers in Battery Park City.
Representative Jerrold Nadler announced on Monday that the Battery Park City Authority had officially put plans for the monument on hold.Credit.Elizabeth D. Herman for The New York Times
July 12, 2021
After weeks of protests that included an overnight camp, Battery Park City residents were told on Monday that plans to build a monument there for essential workers had been paused amid demands for more community input.
A monument is still in the works, but the state will establish an advisory committee with community residents and leaders to help pick the monument’s location and design, said George J. Tsunis, the chairman of the Battery Park City Authority, which oversees public spaces on the Lower West Side of Manhattan.
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