Remove Trump Name From All NYC Buildings, Mayoral Candidate Says

BROOKLYN, NY — A Brooklyn candidate for mayor wants to take New York City's symbolic divorce from former President Donald Trump to the city's building codes.

Council Member Carlos Menchaca — one of the many politicians looking to replace Mayor Bill de Blasio when his term ends this year — announced a proposal Tuesday that would remove Trump's name from all buildings in New York City.

The idea, enforced through the building codes, would "turn the page" on Trump's harmful legacy to New York City minorities and immigrants, Menchaca said.

“In order to move past the harm of the former President’s policies, hate speech and attempted insurrection, we must remove his name from all buildings in New York,” he wrote in a release.

Trump's name is still inscribed on 10 buildings in New York City, including Trump Tower, where the city spent $150 million in protective barricades during his four years as president. Other buildings include Trump Palace, Trump Plaza, Trump World Tower at the United Nations Plaza, Trump Parc near Central Park, Trump Pavilion in Queens and Trump Golf Links in the Bronx.

The 10 buildings are a dwindling trace of Trump's presence in the city.

Several other New York City buildings that once donned his name have already had it removed, while the city itself severed all contracts with the Trump Organization following the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Menchaca compared the final purging of his name from the remaining buildings to the recent removal of confederate statues around the country.

He said the Department of Buildings could use its building code regulations on signs that impact public health and safety to get rid of the remaining references to the former president.

"Enforcing the Building Code will address New Yorkers’ concerns that the Trump brand will create dangerous conditions in their neighborhoods," Menchaca said. "...Even as barricades and security recede this year, public safety is still jeopardized by the charged implications of the President’s name."