The public fountain outside Queens Borough Hall contains a large concrete statue depicting a man with a net and a sword trying to catch two seductive mermaids. Their names are Vice and Corruption; the fountain is entitled "Civic Virtue."
Statue of Man Trying To Catch Seductive Vice & Corruption Mermaids
Queens, New York
Statue of Man Trying To Catch Seductive Vice & Corruption Mermaids
- Address:
- Queens Blvd., Queens, NY
- Directions:
- Queens Borough Hall, Queens Blvd. and Union Turnpike.
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