Removing remnants of a successful society is part of the plan
As urban areas were inundated with blacks starting in the 1950s and 60s, it seems Italians were the last European population that stayed on (though many did leave). They really should just withdraw entirely; let those areas fend for themselves. The last pockets of Italians in Newark are disappearing, and as I understand it, “Little Italy” in NYC is tiny now.
The towns around Newark NJ still have their Columbus statues; my town recently refurbished it.