Some organizations, including theMuseum of the City of New York mounted temporary public art installations that highlighted the intersections between the BLM protests and the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
Black Lives Matter street mural on Fifth Avenue in front of Trump Tower
On June 9, MayorBill de Blasio announced plans to rename and paint in each of the fiveboroughs of New York City in honor of Black Lives Matter in consultation with city leaders, advocates, and the city council. He stated "It's time to do something officially representing this city to recognize the power of the fundamental idea of Black Lives Matter, the idea that so much of American history has wrongly renounced, but now must be affirmed."[8][9][10] Efforts were made to have the murals reflect their locations, as well as the overall movement.[11]
On June 14, volunteers painted "Black Lives Matter" in yellow along Fulton Street in theBedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood ofBrooklyn.[12] The second mural was painted on June 19 along Richmond Terrace on theNorth Shore ofStaten Island between the borough hall and a police precinct.[13]
Plans were stated for murals along 153rd Street in theJamaica neighborhood ofQueens, Center Street inManhattan, and Morris Avenue inthe Bronx.[14] Two additional murals were planned for Manhattan, including one onFifth Avenue in front ofTrump Tower, reminiscent of the original mural in front of the White House.[15] The plan for Fifth Avenue was criticized byDonald Trump, as he called it a "symbol of hate" and criticized Blasio for defunding the police by$1 billion while authorizing the mural.[16][17] The mural on Fifth Avenue was painted onJuly 9, 2020, with help from Mayor de Blasio and members of theCentral Park Five.[18][19]
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