NYC mayor Bill de Blasio is taking a page from Washington DC mayor Muriel Bowser:
(via New York Daily News.)
The city is planning to paint the words “Black Lives Matter” in bold letters right in front of Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan.
“The president is a disgrace to the values we cherish in New York City,” Julia Arredondo, a spokeswoman for Mayor de Blasio, said in a statement. “He can’t run or deny the reality we are facing, and any time he wants to set foot in the place he claims is his hometown, he should be reminded Black Lives Matter.”
The famous rallying cry will be painted on Fifth Ave. between 56th and 57th streets, right in front of the president’s flagship high-rise, as well as Centre St. and Adam Clayton Powell Blvd.
Earlier this month, Hizzoner said the city would paint the phrase throughout the city in the wake of heated protests sparked by the May 25 death of Minnesota man George Floyd at the hands of police.
A giant “BLACK LIVES MATTER” sign is painted on Fulton St. on Monday, June 15, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (John Minchillo/AP)
If I may be so bold to make a helpful suggestion?
Dear Mayor de Blasio:
I think it’s great that the City is putting Trump Tower on blast. It is a largely symbolic gesture of course, but that is not a criticism: symbols have power. It is also pretty fucking hilarious to imagine tenants and guests there peering down from their criminally expensive perches to see BLACK LIVES MATTER emblazoned on the street below in enormous yellow lettering. Very amusing!
But let’s face it: no one who resides in Trump Tower is going to become enlightened by exposure to that message – or by anything else, really. However, I have some ideas for locations where BLACK LIVES MATTER emblazoned on the street in enormous yellow lettering might actually make a positive impact, particularly with repeated exposure. I have taken the liberty of compiling a list of specific addresses for you.
Precincts
| Precinct | Phone | Address |
|---|---|---|
|
MANHATTAN |
||
| 1st Precinct | 212-334-0611 | 16 Ericsson Place |
| 5th Precinct | 212-334-0711 | 19 Elizabeth Street |
| 6th Precinct | 212-741-4811 | 233 West 10 Street |
| 7th Precinct | 212-477-7311 | 19 1/2 Pitt Street |
| 9th Precinct | 212-477-7811 | 321 East 5 Street |
| 10th Precinct | 212-741-8211 | 230 West 20th Street |
| 13th Precinct | 212-477-7411 | 230 East 21st Street |
| Midtown South Precinct | 212-239-9811 | 357 West 35th Street |
| 17th Precinct | 212-826-3211 | 167 East 51st Street |
| Midtown North Precinct | 212-767-8400 | 306 West 54th Street |
| 19th Precinct | 212-452-0600 | 153 East 67th Street |
| 20th Precinct | 212-580-6411 | 120 West 82nd Street |
| Central Park Precinct | 212-570-4820 | 86th St & Transverse Road |
| 23rd Precinct | 212-860-6411 | 164 East 102nd Street |
| 24th Precinct | 212-678-1811 | 151 West 100th Street |
| 25th Precinct | 212-860-6511 | 120 East 119th Street |
| 26th Precinct | 212-678-1311 | 520 West 126th Street |
| 28th Precinct | 212-678-1611 | 2271-89 8th Avenue |
| 30th Precinct | 212-690-8811 | 451 West 151st Street |
| 32nd Precinct | 212-690-6311 | 250 West 135th Street |
| 33rd Precinct | 212-927-3200 | 2207 Amsterdam Avenue |
| 34th Precinct | 212-927-9711 | 4295 Broadway |
|
BRONX |
||
| 40th Precinct | 718-402-2270 | 257 Alexander Avenue |
| 41st Precinct | 718-542-4771 | 1035 Longwood Avenue |
| 42nd Precinct | 718-402-3887 | 830 Washington Avenue |
| 43rd Precinct | 718-542-0888 | 900 Fteley Avenue |
| 44th Precinct | 718-590-5511 | 2 East 169th Street |
| 45th Precinct | 718-822-5411 | 2877 Barkley Avenue |
| 46th Precinct | 718-220-5211 | 2120 Ryer Avenue |
| 47th Precinct | 718-920-1211 | 4111 Laconia Avenue |
| 48th Precinct | 718-299-3900 | 450 Cross Bronx Expressway |
| 49th Precinct | 718-918-2000 | 2121 Eastchester Road |
| 50th Precinct | 718-543-5700 | 3450 Kingsbridge Avenue |
| 52nd Precinct | 718-220-5811 | 3016 Webster Avenue |
|
BROOKLYN |
||
| 60th Precinct | 718-946-3311 | 2951 West 8th Street |
| 61st Precinct | 718-627-6611 | 2575 Coney Island Avenue |
| 62nd Precinct | 718-236-2611 | 1925 Bath Avenue |
| 63rd Precinct | 718-258-4411 | 1844 Brooklyn Avenue |
| 66th Precinct | 718-851-5611 | 5822 16th Avenue |
| 67th Precinct | 718-287-3211 | 2820 Snyder Avenue |
| 68th Precinct | 718-439-4211 | 333 65th Street |
| 69th Precinct | 718-257-6211 | 9720 Foster Avenue |
| 70th Precinct | 718-851-5511 | 154 Lawrence Avenue |
| 71st Precinct | 718-735-0511 | 421 Empire Boulevard |
| 72nd Precinct | 718-965-6311 | 830 4th Avenue |
| 73rd Precinct | 718-495-5411 | 1470 East New York Avenue |
| 75th Precinct | 718-827-3511 | 1000 Sutter Avenue |
| 76th Precinct | 718-834-3211 | 191 Union Street |
| 77th Precinct | 718-735-0611 | 127 Utica Avenue |
| 78th Precinct | 718-636-6411 | 65 6th Avenue |
| 79th Precinct | 718-636-6611 | 263 Tompkins Avenue |
| 81st Precinct | 718-574-0411 | 30 Ralph Avenue |
| 83rd Precinct | 718-574-1605 | 480 Knickerbocker Avenue |
| 84th Precinct | 718-875-6811 | 301 Gold Street |
| 88th Precinct | 718-636-6511 | 298 Classon Avenue |
| 90th Precinct | 718-963-5311 | 211 Union Avenue |
| 94th Precinct | 718-383-3879 | 100 Meserole Avenue |
|
QUEENS |
||
| 100th Precinct | 718-318-4200 | 92-24 Rockaway Beach Boulevard |
| 101st Precinct | 718-868-3400 | 16-12 Mott Avenue |
| 102nd Precinct | 718-805-3200 | 87-34 118th Street |
| 103rd Precinct | 718-657-8181 | 168-02 P.O Edward Byrne Ave. |
| 104th Precinct | 718-386-3004 | 64-2 Catalpa Avenue |
| 105th Precinct | 718-776-9090 | 92-08 222nd Street |
| 106th Precinct | 718-845-2211 | 103-53 101st Street |
| 107th Precinct | 718-969-5100 | 71-01 Parsons Boulevard |
| 108th Precinct | 718-784-5411 | 5-47 50th Avenue |
| 109th Precinct | 718-321-2250 | 37-05 Union Street |
| 110th Precinct | 718-476-9311 | 94-41 43rd Avenue |
| 111th Precinct | 718-279-5200 | 45-06 215th Street |
| 112th Precinct | 718-520-9311 | 68-40 Austin Street |
| 113th Precinct | 718-712-7733 | 167-02 Baisley Boulevard |
| 114th Precinct | 718-626-9311 | 34-16 Astoria Boulevard |
| 115th Precinct | 718-533-2002 | 92-15 Northern Boulevard |
|
STATEN ISLAND |
||
| 120th Precinct | 718-876-8500 | 78 Richmond Terrace |
| 121st Precinct | 718-697-8700 | 970 Richmond Avenue |
| 122nd Precinct | 718-667-2211 | 2320 Hylan Boulevard |
| 123rd Precinct | 718-948-9311 | 116 Main Street |
I wholeheartedly approve of spending our city’s tax dollars on this endeavor. I can only hope that you, Mr. Mayor, and the City Council will unanimously agree to deduct the costs from the police budget.
YOU’RE WELCOME.
-Iris Vander Pluym
THANK YOU, you are an angel! Or something. Great idea!
I hope there’s enough paint.
@2, I’m reasonably confident the
policegoon’s currrent budget can pay for all the necessary paint.Beautiful. Nicely done, Iris!
I saw the NYPD logo before I saw the list of addresses, and thought you were going to suggest painting over every single police car.
Painting the streets is probably more practical… I’m all for the impractical though…
I’m all for the impractical though…
Hiring squirrels to paint the
policegoon cars?Oh, I’d say the paint fund definitely won’t be a problem. According to my #1 girlcrush AOC via an email she sent me a week ago, New York City’s police budget is $6,000,000,000.00. SIX BILLION DOLLARS. The city could do all the Black Lives Matter lettering in fucking gold leaf, and it would barely put a dent in that.
For perspective, my BFF AOC also helpfully informed me that amount is more than NYC spends on housing, youth, hospitals, and homelessness services – combined.
From the sample shown, it appears no Brooklyn rooftops feature any solar panels. Why not, Mr. de Blasio?