City To Paint Black Lives Matter Mural At Trump Tower: Report

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is pushing a plan to install a large Black Lives Matter mural on the Fifth Avenue block of Trump Tower, according to reports.

De Blasio personally lobbied for the location after announcing plans earlier this month to install one mural in each city borough, the New York Post first reported. The Fifth Avenue mural and one planned for Harlem will push the total mural count up to seven.

Large yellow letters spelling out the words "Black Lives Matter" will be painted on Fifth Avenue between 56th and 57th streets sometime before July 4, the Post reported. The design mirrors a mural initially painted in Washington D.C. near the White House and replicated in other parts of New York City.

Manhattan will also be getting a mural near Foley Square in Lower Manhattan, which has been a popular meeting spot for protests. The first of New York City's Black Lives Matter murals was painted in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn.

Read the full New York Post article here.