'Fearless Girl' statue advocates call on NYC to make it permanent

There is a movement afoot to make permanent a bronze statute of a little girl staring down a bronze statue of a very large charging bull in the Financial District.

It has come in the form of two online petitions and a separate push by local elected officials.

The 50-inch "Fearless Girl," which now has its own Twitter page and hashtag, was installed on March 7, to coincide with International Women's Day. It was commissioned by asset management company State Street Global Advisors in effort address the need for more women on corporate boards.

The statue has become a popular attraction, standing a few feet from the famous 3-ton bronze charging bull, which is a long-standing tourist attraction on Broadway, just north of Battery Place.

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