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NY State Assembly Advances Bill To Rename Trump State Park NY State Assembly Advances Bill To Rename Trump State Park
NY State Assembly Advances Bill To Rename Trump State Park New York lawmakers are moving forward with plans to potentially replace and rebrand the Donald J. Trump State Park near the Westchester-Putnam County border. With the former president’s impeachment trial underway, the New York State Assembly voted 14 to 7 to advance a bill that would rebrand the 435-acre park and remove signage advertising it along the Taconic State Parkway. 
“Our parklands should be reflective of New Yorkers that we can be proud of, New Yorkers that have expressed our values,” Assemblywoman Nily Rozic, who sponsored the bill, said to Politico. “There are a lot of…

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NY May Rename Trump State Park NY May Rename Trump State Park
NY May Rename Trump State Park New York State officials are assessing whether or not to rebrand the Donald J. Trump State Park on the Westchester-Putnam border, citing the divisiveness that comes along with the former president's name.  Lawmakers are calling on the state to rename the approximately 435-acre park that stretches between Yorktown and Putnam Valley in the wake of Trump supporters storming the U.S. Capitol during the riots in Washington D.C. on Jan. 6. In a letter to New York States Park Commissioner Erik Kulleseid earlier this month, Assemblywoman Sandy Galef called for the renaming of the park, as well…

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