VIDEO: Trump Name Removed From Upper West Side Buildings

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- President-elect Donald Trump's name has come down from three buildings on the Upper West Side.

Trump name removed from Upper West Side buildings (credit: CBS2)

On Wednesday, workers removed the letters from the "Trump Place" buildings, which will now go by their street addresses -- 140, 160 and 180 Riverside Boulevard.

Trump name removed from Upper West Side buildings (credit: CBS2)

More than 600 people signed an online petition calling for the name change.

Trump name removed from Upper West Side buildings (credit: CBS2)

Building management said the change is "to assume a neutral building identity that appeals to all current and future residents" following Trump's presidential election win.

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