On Thursday, July 9, 2020, New Yorkers and Mayor Bill de Blasio came with paint and brushes. They painted ‘Black Lives Matter’ in front of the Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in large yellow letters. During the next few weeks or so, the mural was damaged several times by red paint. It was restored after the first few times but on my recent visits in 2021, you could still see some red paint leftovers.

“Black lives matter in our city and Black lives matter in the United States of America. Let’s show Donald Trump what he does not understand. Let’s paint it right in front of his building for him.”

Mayor Bill de Blasio