Calls increase for name change at Fort Hamilton
Pols say Robert E. Lee doesn’t deserve street designation
A movement to convince the U.S. Army to change the name of a street located on the U.S. Army Garrison at Fort Hamilton that honors Confederate general Robert E. Lee appears to be gaining momentum as Brooklyn elected officials are speaking out on the controversy.
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is the latest public official to call for a name change.
“We can no longer accept a single government site in this nation, not a street, school, or military installation, named for an individual who fought to preserve slavery in America,” Adams said in a statement.