'Fearless Girl' extends face-off with Wall Street's 'Charging Bull'
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The popular bronze statue of a young girl staring down a bull on Wall Street will stay in place until March 2018, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Monday. (File Photo | AFP)Winter Storm Stella unleashes its fury on much of the northeastern United States dropping snow and sleet across the region as the onlookers take photographs of the Fearless Girl statue . (File Photo | AFP)It was originally slated to only stay for one week, and the permit was initially only extended until April 2. Several passersby take pictures with the fearless girl who has become a raging sensation. (File Photo | AFP)The young girl faces down the 'Charging Bull' sculpture, installed in December 1989 -- also temporarily at first -- by Italian-American artist Arturo Di Modica to symbolize 'the strength and power of the American people.' It has since become a symbol of Wall Street. (File Photo | AFP)Appearing next to the 4ft-tall (1.21m) statue in Manhattan on Monday, Mr de Blazio said it 'means so much to the people of New York'. (File Photo | Reuters)
