Mayor Bill de Blasio says New York City has canceled large-scale events, including street fairs and events in parks, through Sept. 30
“The data is telling us it is not time for large gatherings,” New York Mayor Bill de Blasio says about cancelling large events through September. “It means like street fairs. It means big outdoor concerts and it means things like parades… it’s just not time for that now.”
.@NYCMayor Bill de Blasio tells Wolf Blitzer that he is banning all large gatherings in New York City except for Black Lives Matter protests.— Heidi Heitkamp (@HeitkampHeidi) July 10, 2020
Wolf Blitzer follows up by asking about the U.S. Open.
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De Blasio claims Black Lives Matter protests are important because it’s about calling for ‘historic change’ so he’s not going to stop them, no matter whether people get sick or not.
Buck Sexton wrote “So these outdoor events that bring together the community and let people enjoy their lives are banned – but De Blasio thinks thousands of shrieking protestors screaming in each others faces for hours is awesome and we need more of it. Seems fair.”
As part of the city's efforts to honor Black New Yorkers, the mayor, his wife, other elected officials and volunteers painted the message in bright yellow paint on Fifth Avenue, between 56th and 57th streets, directly in front of Trump Tower.
"Our city isn't just painting the words on Fifth Avenue. We're committed to the meaning of the message," de Blasio tweeted.
As the paint was applied, many onlookers cheered and jeered Trump's name.
"Black lives do matter, and I hope it's not just something written on street and driven over," Amber Fairweather told.
The city has painted Black Lives Matter murals on streets in Brooklyn, Staten Island and Harlem, and will continue to paint more in the coming weeks, according to the mayor's office.
Trump, who changed his legal residency to Florida from New York last year, expressed anger over the mural on Twitter over the last two weeks. In a pair of tweets on July 1, Trump said the paint was "denigrating this luxury Avenue," and added the city should spend more fighting crime.
"We are not denigrating anything. We are liberating Fifth Avenue," de Blasio said outside Trump Tower. "Who built this nation?"
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