The statue is expected to be installed in 2025.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.Almost five years after plans were first announced for a statue honoring political trailblazer Shirley Chisholm at Prospect Park, city officials have approved a final design.
Following previous feedback, the artists presented their updated design on Monday — showing the green and yellow statue honoring the first Black female congressmember standing at 32-feet-tall at the Parkside entrance of the park — eight feet shorter than the original design. Before unanimously voting to approve the design, multiple PDC commissioners praised the design and congratulated the artists.
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