Battery Park Community Calls Decision To Postpone Essential Worker Monument, Create New Committee A 'Victory'

New York City NY

13 July, 2021

11:59 AM

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CBS New York July 13, 2021 There is an agreement that has been reached after controversy over Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plans to build a monument honoring COVID-19 essential workers. About a week ago, the governor canceled construction that would have put the monument in Rockefeller Park, but protesters said that location would take away from the neighborhood and asked that the community have a voice in the process. There was a rally planned for Monday over his new plan, but it turned into a celebration of an announcement made a few hours before by the governor's office and the Battery Park City Authority, CBS2's Lisa Rozner reported. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.