Battery Park City Residents Upset They Weren't Consulted On Plan To Put Up Essential Workers Monument In Area Park

CBS New York

June 29, 2021

Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to build a monument in Battery Park City, honoring the coronavirus pandemic’s essential workers.

But, as CBS2’s Andrea Grymes reported Monday, the project is facing growing criticism.

On what was a hot summer day, parkgoers looked like they were simply enjoying Rockefeller Park. But by sitting in the shadow of construction equipment and orange fencing, they were actually taking a stand against the governor’s latest pet project.

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