Overview
- Sergio Furnari announced plans to unveil a life-size statue of Charlie Kirk in Times Square on Sept. 10, 2026 at 2:23 p.m., the reported time of Kirk’s death.
- Furnari says the sculpture shows Kirk holding a microphone with “FREEDOM” on his sweatshirt and that he has largely self-funded the work after selling his apartment.
- Crowdfunding has raised only a small fraction of a roughly $150,000 goal, leaving the project’s material upgrades and long-term durability uncertain.
- Furnari has not publicly secured event permits or a fixed Midtown location and has suggested mounting the statue on a truck, a plan that raises enforcement and removal risks given past unauthorized installations.
- Online backlash has included threats and widespread predictions of quick vandalism, and the planned unveiling will overlap with key early-September court proceedings in Utah where prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for the accused shooter, Tyler Robinson.