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A controversial statue of Christopher Columbus was removed from Wooster Square amid protests and counterprotests

The city of New Haven is taking down the Christopher Columbus statue in Wooster Square in New Haven on Wednesday.

A crowd of people who oppose the city of New Haven’s plans to take down a statue of Christopher Columbus has gathered in Wooster Square on Wednesday morning to guard it. They said they heard the statue would be taken down this morning.

The city of New Haven took down the Christopher Columbus statue in Wooster Square Park in New Haven on Wednesday and crowds gathered to watch as it happened. “It’s a relic of New Haven and this is actually an outrage,” said Anthony Lanzetti of New Haven, as he watched the statue of Christopher Columbus come down in Wooster Square...

A statue of Christopher Columbus was vandalized during a protest in New Haven over the weekend. Officers responded to a protest that began to form in Wooster Square Park around 6:30 p.m. Police said approximately 20 to 30 people gathered around the Christopher Columbus statue and someone threw paint onto it. It’s unclear who threw the red paint onto the…