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January 26, 2007

The Barclays Question

The Politicker
Azi Paybarah

Monetary questions aside, is the name of the stadium a relevant point?

Daily News man Errol Louis, who is responsible for prompting the most recent mini-debate, says that it isn't. Yesterday, he wrote:

"If the critics are serious about removing the names of slave-linked institutions from public view, they have a lot of work to do. Peter Stuyvesant (as in Stuy-Town, Bed-Stuy and Stuyvesant High) owned 50 slaves. George Washington (Washington Ave., Washington Street, Washington Heights, etc.) owned upward of 200. Chase sponsors dozens of community events in every corner of the city. Where does it end?"

It seems like a reasonable question. Does anyone have an answer?

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NoLandGrab: We're unsure if Azi is re-asking what Errol is asking, or having a joke on him. Does anyone have an answer? As usual, the peanut gallery does, and most of the answers are pretty well stated.

Posted by amy at January 26, 2007 9:49 PM