NEW YORK _ New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio vowed Monday to take a second look at the seal of New York City after being asked about the image of a colonial settler holding a looped rope alongside a Native American.
"I think we have to look at a lot of things," the mayor said during his daily briefing.
The seal includes the pantaloon-wearing settler, whom the city identifies as a sailor and a Native American with two eagle feathers holding a bow.
The colonialist holds a rope that resembles a noose, but historians say it is actually a plummet, a device used to measure water depth.
Flags, statues and other historic symbols have all come under increasing scrutiny in recent months as protests inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement question the legacy of slavery, racism and colonialism.
New York City's seal also includes a windmill, which is a nod to its history as the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam.
