NYC Petition Calls For 'Fearless Girl' Statue To Be Permanent

FINANCIAL DISTRICT, NY — New York City politicians and citizens are calling for the "Fearless Girl" statue, which was installed this week, to become a permanent Wall Street fixture. For more news from Tribeca and the Financial District, sign up for Patch news alerts here.

A change.org petition calling on Mayor Bill de Blasio to make the statue permanent had received more than 8,500 signatures on Friday afternoon. The city's public advocate has supported the move, sharing a link to the petition on Twitter.

The statue, which is currently staring down the tourist-favorite statue of a charging bull, will definitely remain in place for at least a week. The statue was installed by State Street Global Advisors, an asset management company trying to bring attention to its push to get more women on public companies' boards.

"If the city wants to make it a permanent installation a la the charging bull, we're fully support of that," an SSGA spokeswoman told Patch on Tuesday.

Assembly member Yuh-Line Niou has also called for the statue to be made permanent.

"In a short time, the Fearless Girl statue has managed to captivate the imagination of many, and it has motivated us to look past typical symbols of power, resilience, and courage," Niou said in a statement. "That is why I am calling for the City to explore the permanent placement of the statue at its current location."

Niou represents multiple lower Manhattan neighborhoods in the state assembly.

Lead image from Ciara McCarthy/Patch.