NYC To Take Down Trump’s Highway Beautification Sign

The West Side Rag reports:

The Donald J. Trump highway beautification sign — on the southbound side of the Henry Hudson Parkway, just north of the West 79th Street exit — is being removed, according to a letter from the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) to Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal, who shared it with WSR.

Trump’s name has been a presence on the Upper West Side for decades — the development he spearheaded along the Hudson River from 59th to 72nd Streets included several Trump-branded buildings, until residents decided to take his name down. Similarly, the highway sign has been controversial for years, and was defaced multiple times.

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“His name is too upsetting to drivers. It will cause accidents.” https://t.co/4OUb4b1pfg

— Kate Hinds (@katehinds) November 9, 2021

West Side Rag » Trump Highway Sign at West 79th To Be Removed After 1,600 Sign Petition https://t.co/9PfJ1OHKuF

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 9, 2021

Trump’s NYC Adopt-a-Highway sign to be torn down after hundreds of locals demand its removalhttps://t.co/MeS9yZuQQd

— Raw Story (@RawStory) November 9, 2021