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Ruth Bader Ginsburg deserves a better home than a shopping mall

JL;DR SUMMARY In the wake of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death, a life-sized bronze statue honoring her legacy was unveiled inside City Point Brooklyn, a mixed-use development featuring retail and residential spaces. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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BrooklynRuth Bader GinsburgWomen's RightsPublic ArtStatueCultural LegacyPublic SculptureCommercial SpacesHistorical ImportanceGillie And Marc

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Brooklyn, New York, United States
"Grocery shopping in Brooklyn has been as hellish, if not more so, than everywhere else in the pandemic."
New York, United States
"installed 10 other statues of women, including Oprah Winfrey and P!nk, in New York City in 2019"
Manhattan, New York, United States
"Columbus has an entire roundabout in the center of Manhattan topped with a bronze statue of him, so dominating that the whole neighborhood is known as Columbus Circle"

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