Mayor Bill de Blasio visits Staten Island as "Black Lives Matter" is painted on the street in Richmond Terrace near the St. George Ferry Terminal. June 19, 2020. (Staten Island Advance/Jason Paderon) Jason PaderonJason Paderon
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Mayor Bill de Blasio may have put himself in a First Amendment predicament when he decided to paint “Black Lives Matter” on streets across the five boroughs.
Last month, de Blasio announced the city would paint “Black Lives Matter” street murals in every borough and rename streets to match the message on the heels of nationwide racial injustice protests following the death of George Floyd.
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