Fearless Girl Is Getting a Permanent Home in NYC, Though She May Be Relocated

[brooklynite]

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Fearless Girl is here to stay.

Nearly a year after she first appeared in downtown Manhattan, right before International Women’s Day 2017, negotiations are under way between the Mayor’s Office and State Street Global Advisors, the financial firm behind the now-iconic statue, regarding the long-term future of both Fearless Girl and her nemesis statue, Charging Bull.

According to multiple sources close to the matter, the parties have already decided to make the pair—now considered inseparable—a permanent fixture in the New York City landscape. The only issue yet to be determined is whether they will stay in their current location, which could be redesigned, or be moved to a new one.

Officials have traffic and safety concerns regarding the existing location, due to Fearless Girl’s immense popularity as a tourist destination, sources said. The current space could be redesigned to address those concerns, or both Fearless Girl and Charging Bull could be moved to a more pedestrian-friendly location nearby.

I knew they'd never get rid of it once it was installed.

[Me.]

1. Love It

"Fearless Girl’s immense popularity as a tourist destination"

[Wounded Bear]

2. Good!

[DesertRat]

3. k&r

[BumRushDaShow]

4. They should put her in front of this

[RandomAccess]

5. I love it when symbols appear to show a higher reality.

We see the incredible but undeniable ascendancy of women and girls right now, and this symbolizes it very well. One could say the initial installation was the symbol, that it's being made permanent is a symbol that this isn't mere fad.

Love it.