#AskTheMayor: Columbus Statue Remains, ICE Raids, Divesting from Fossil Fuels

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jan 12, 2018

Bill de Blasio, mayor of New York City, takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC including the monument commission's decision to keep the Columbus statue at Columbus circle with additional markers honoring indigenous people, commenting on the Trump administration's recent ICE raids and the city's plan to fully divest from companies with fossil fuel reserves.

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