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Mayor de Blasio said Wednesday night that the statue of Christopher Columbus would be among those examined by a commission he’s appointing to recommend monuments on city property that would be removed because they’re deemed hateful.

“I’m not going to get into the name game here,” the mayor said when asked at the Democratic mayoral debate if Columbus should stay or go.

“We have to look at everything here.”

Rival Sal Albanese warned that the city was on a “slippery slope” by taking on Columbus.

“He said Confederate statues that were reminders of slavery and racism deserved to be banned, but, do we remove statues of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson?”

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