The latest removal of Trump’s name from the Upper West Side was the Donald J. Trump highway sign, which until Monday was located on the southbound side of the Henry Hudson Parkway, north of the Boat Basin exit on West 79th Street.
Taking Trump’s place as the new Adopt-A-Highway sponsor is Fisher Capital Investments. A sign for Fisher was installed on November 8, shortly after former President Trump’s was taken out.
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In November 2020, Richard Robbins started a petition to remove the Trump Adopt-a-Highway sign. Robbins wrote that “NYC DOT’s own policy as per its website is that ‘Highways can be adopted by individuals, companies, or organizations (but not political candidates and campaigns).’ This sign should have been removed in 2015 and, according to DOT’s policy should not be in place now, as Trump has stated an intention to run again in 2024.”
The petition gained over 1,650 signatures – and the attention of Assembly member Linda B. Rosenthal – who spoke with the DOT Commissioner and wrote to the agency demanding the sign’s removal.
“I am pleased that after much advocacy, the New York City Department of Transportation agreed not to renew its contract with the former president; his name should not be celebrated in any way,” said Assembly member Linda B. Rosenthal in a statement sent to ILTUWS. “Donald Trump’s presidency is a stain on our nation’s history. With his every step, he worked to dismantle our fragile democracy and helped to lead a violent insurrection against our government. He espoused homophobic, misogynistic, ableist and xenophobic views and used violent rhetoric to stoke fear and breed division. Though it may be impossible to remove his name from our collective history, we can and must remove his name from New York’s vaunted institutions and infrastructure.”
Here’s the November 8 letter the DOT addressed to Rosenthal, in which it states that the sign would be removed.
Most recently, Trump’s name was removed from Wollman and Lasker Rinks, the Central Park Carousel and the Ferry Point Golf Course in the Bronx. In 2019, signage from all six Upper West Side buildings bearing Trump’s name was removed as well.
Stalin would be proud of you Linda.
Suck it, Derek.
Thoughtful comment from “Reality”. Just what is expected from the left.
Oh look, a defender of sedition and sore losers.
Yes, it’s very Stalinistic not to renew a contract because one of the parties is ineligible for the program proscribed by very clear rules. Did you read the article?
As a candidate in 2015 he would have to be removed from the sign at that time. He is not an announced candidate now. I am referring to Linda’s comments of which I disagree have nothing to do with the rules for the highway sign or the rink etc. of which Trump played a crucial role in the related projects. If there were Obama signs littering the highway I doubt Linda would object.
Thoughtful comment, Derek. Just what we’d expect from a low browed southern fried encephalitic chicken.
We think you’re posting dressed up in a white cape from Whitey’s Gun Shop and Concealed Carry opposite Robert E Lee’s statue. Take your nastiness and go back.
Projection from the Beaver.
I hope that Ms. Rosenthal’s comments are repeated far and wide, so that the majority of voters can let her know what they think of them.
I’m not sure you who you mean by the “majority of voters,” Marta, but I did forward her comments to a lot of my folks, UWS and elsewhere in NY – also “far and wide” outside of NYC, as I know many who will appreciate it greatly.
Because her comment is such a terrific, concise summary of that Horror. It’s perfect! I think now I’ll refer to him as the Stain.
In the 2018 election, Linda won 96% of the vote. So the majority of voters fully support her!
Not only Stalin, but Mao, Hitler, Kim, Castro and the Ayatollahs.
After 30+ years of living in Manhattan, I’m SO glad I finally got out of New York, the UWS in particular. The inmates are clearly in control of the asylum. You all can keep it; I left a few years ago due to the insanity and have never nor, will I ever look back.
Welcome back, Steve!
where do you go during hurricane season?
Mar a Lago?
You are smarter than me Steve.
than I, Derek. Smarter than I. See the AR 15. See the AR 15 run. The unreducated transplanted redneck doesn’t like where he is living but he lives here anyways. For a longt time. Much of his life. How sad. See the AR 15 cry.
Your first correct statement I is correct. I don’t know what unreducated means. Please help me out.
I’m still hanging in, but after 40+ years on UWS, I also have considered leaving. Mostly over the past 10-15 years, I’ve been dismayed to see what’s happened on the UWS, how attitudes and behaviors have changed so much. It’s disheartening to experience the devolution, certainly doesn’t feel like my neighborhood anymore. Not so hopeful of future resumption of humanity.
I really enjoyed the way people used to deface the Trump sign prior to the election. My favorite was a little bumper sticker that was pasted on reading “ENDING SOON.” It only lasted a few days.