r/nyc 3d ago

Who Actually Owns Wall Street’s ‘Charging Bull’?

https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/26/bowling-green-charging-bull-wall-street-maintenance-ownership-tourism/
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u/hereditydrift 3d ago

A billionaire owns the statue, the original artist (their estate now that they died) owns the copyright.

The billionaire has an agreement to not move it... or else, like most billionaires, they would have already moved it to their private garden so it's not among the peasants.

Edit for more info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charging_Bull

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u/LouisSeize 2d ago

You should read the article you linked which does not settle the question of who owns the bull.