Excluded are symbols that serve an “educational or historical purpose,” such as in a museum or book. The bill defines symbols of hate as including, but not limited to, symbols of white supremacy, neo-Nazi ideology or the Battle Flag of the Confederacy. Kaplan and Assemblymember Michaelle Solages, both of Long Island, introduced the legislation after an incident last year in which a Confederate flag was displayed on a fire truck in Long Island, and another in which a Confederate flag was hung from a fire department window. New York Governor Kathy Hochul signs legislation banning the selling or displaying of hate symbols on public property and taxpayer-funded equipment. A children’s playground in Brooklyn Heights, New York was vandalized with a swastika in November 2016.
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