Image Of Louis Farrakhan To Be Removed From Greenburgh Mural

GREENBURGH, NY — An image of Louis Farrakhan painted on a mural that was approved will be removed.

Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner said Thursday the town and the artist had an agreement that required approval of the mural by the Black Lives Matter Committee, its Manhattan Avenue Mural Subcommittee and the Town Board.

"While the artist's interpretation of artistic expression was welcomes," he said, "the addition of Louis Farrakhan and several other people was never approved by the town."

Feiner said the Black Lives Matter Manhattan Avenue Mural Subcommittee therefore voted to remove the unauthorized imagery.

He said the artist agreed that the image of Farrakhan will be removed this week.

Added content will continue to require town approval.

"We look forward to celebrating the completion of this mural," Feiner said, "which is a celebration of Black history."