NBC NY: Columbus Statue in New York Beheaded

[excerpt REPORTER A symbol ░░░░░░░░ history or a subject ░░░░░░░░ controversy Explorer Christopher Columbus ░░░░░░░░ now in the middle ░░░░░░░░ a nationwide debate But ░░░░░░░░ a statue in his ░░░░░░░░ was beheaded in Yonkers ░░░░░░░░ Beckford is there on ░░░░░░░░ people on both sides ░░░░░░░░ the issue aren t ░░░░░░░░ happy about it BECKFORD ░░░░░░░░ Yonkers man driving to ░░░░░░░░ today said he looked ░░░░░░░░ and saw a head ░░░░░░░░ sat a top this ░░░░░░░░ for Christopher Columbus gone ░░░░░░░░ off He called it ░░░░░░░░ assault on history others ░░░░░░░░ it should have been ░░░░░░░░ down long ago clip ░░░░░░░░ GAMBARDELLA It s very ░░░░░░░░ that American values have ░░░░░░░░ to the levels they ░░░░░░░░ today BECKFORD voice over ░░░░░░░░ resident Pat Gambardella was ░░░░░░░░ upset he called the ░░░░░░░░ when he saw the ░░░░░░░░ of celebrated explorer Christopher ░░░░░░░░ torn from atop the ░░░░░░░░ inside the Yonkers park ░░░░░░░░ bears his name GAMBARDELLA ░░░░░░░░ did go up there ░░░░░░░░ I did see it ░░░░░░░░ was all smashed BECKFORD ░░░░░░░░ over The bronze colored ░░░░░░░░ discarded next to a ░░░░░░░░ bag on park grounds ░░░░░░░░ police still investigating the ░░░░░░░░ say it could have ░░░░░░░░ the work of juveniles ░░░░░░░░ and possibly fallout from ░░░░░░░░ deadly protest and anti ░░░░░░░░ over a Confederate statue ░░░░░░░░ Charlottesville Virginia earlier this ░░░░░░░░ It s led to ░░░░░░░░ for more public tributes ░░░░░░░░ be removed including a ░░░░░░░░ by New York City ░░░░░░░░ s speaker to remove ░░░░░░░░ Columbus Circle statue in ░░░░░░░░ of the figure s ░░░░░░░░ of Native Americans Others ░░░░░░░░ have come out against ░░░░░░░░ statue’s removal.”