The left arm was repaired in 1928 after cracks were detected on that side. After "Civic Fame's" left arm broke off, fell through a skylight, and landed on the 26th-floor cafeteria in February 1935, the statue was renovated, with metal rods being used to hold up the left arm. The sculpture was refurbished and re-gilded starting in July 1974 at a cost of $294,500, as part of the interior renovations of the Municipal Building; the restoration was completed by the end of the year. In early 1991, while the facade was undergoing renovations, "Civic Fame" was removed for six months and re-gilded in a New Jersey metalwork shop at a cost of $900,000. "Civic Fame" was placed back on the roof in October 1991 using a helicopter.