NYC Mayor Bans Statue Of Founding Father Thomas Jefferson
New York City Mayor Democrat Bill de Blasio is removing a statue of Founding Father Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States and an author of the Declaration of Independence, from City Hall after nearly two centuries. “The city’s Public Design Commission — comprised of mayoral appointees — has listed ‘the long term loan’ of the 1833 painted plaster statue of the Declaration of Independence author to the New-York Historical Society on its ‘consent’ agenda for Monday,” the New York Post reported. “The consent designation means the historic statue’s removal is not scheduled for public debate. The 11-member design