The streets in New York will be painted and renamed in honor of the Black Lives Matter promotion

The first renamed street, located near New York City Hall. The remaining locations the city will choose along with the public. This publication writes New York Post.

New York City will rename the streets in each district in honor of the Black Lives Matter movement. This was announced by the mayor of the metropolis Bill de Blasio on Tuesday, June 9.

“It's time to do something that will officially represent the fact that this city recognizes the power of the fundamental idea of ​​Black Lives Matter,” de Blasio said during his daily press briefing surrounded by a group of social justice activists. "Much of American history that was mistakenly rejected must now be confirmed."

The mayor said the city's proposal is to "rename the streets in each borough and paint the words 'Black Lives Matter' on important streets in different boroughs, the first of which will be the street next to the mayor's office."

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De Blasio said his administration will work with city leaders, lawyers, and the city council to identify four other locations in the Big Apple (one in each of the remaining boroughs) that implement this idea.

The main point of this idea is to support the movement for the rights of black people. “Now this city and this nation must deeply feel that black lives matter,” de Blasio said.

This statement was made after thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of the city in protest against the murder of George Floyd on May 25 by a police officer from Minneapolis, as well as against police brutality.

Manhattan County President Gale Brewer said that about two days ago, she asked the mayor to write the words “Black Lives Matter” on the driveway in front of the 1 Center St.

“We have paint and we have people ready to paint. I called the mayor's office and said that we would like to do this, ”said Brewer. She assured that their team includes artists, architects, volunteers and even a picture-project of how it looks like.

Brewer added that the sign on the street will look similar to the Black Lives Matter sign, which Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser approved last week. In the capital, “Black Lives Matter” was written in large yellow letters on the street leading to the White House, and also designated the area in front of Lafayette Park as Black Lives Matter Plaza.

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Iesha Sekou, founder and CEO of Street Corner Resources, an anti-violence organization, said during a press briefing to de Blasio, “We want to make sure the police are not allowed to act like they do today.” We really want to hold the police accountable for their behavior. ”

As ForumDaily New York wrote earlier:

• Protests against racism and police brutality in America do not subside. The situation in New York is so serious that US President Donald Trump calls on the state governor request assistance from the US National Guardbut he has not yet been decided.
• Amid protests petition about impeachment of the mayor The cities of Bill de Blasio received active support.
• In addition to problems with the police, New York faced another huge problem. He ended up in a budget pit that he had not been in since the 1970s. To cover the deficit, mayor offered to take a big loan. This can greatly affect the quality of life in the city.