NYC mayor Bill de Blasio is taking a page from Washington DC mayor Muriel Bowser:

“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.

 

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.

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