NYC Mayor Admits City Did Not Submit Application To Paint 'Black Lives Matter' Murals | DeBlasio justified the decision to not follow the normal permit process, saying that that message “transcends all normal realities because we are in a moment of history where this had to be said and done"...
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During a press conference, De Blasio appeared to backtrack on his comments, saying that he hadn’t said “no to people.”
“We’ve said, if you want to apply, you can apply, but there’s a process,” he said.
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (third from left) participates in painting Black Lives Matter on Fifth Avenue in front of Trump Tower in Manhattan, N.Y., on July 9, 2020. (Mark Lennihan/AP Photo)
The mayor added that the decision to paint the Black Lives Matter murals came out of a meeting at Gracie Mansion with community leaders and activists who urged the mayor to declare the message official. He justified the decision to not follow the normal permit process, saying that that message “transcends all normal realities because we are in a moment of history where this had to be said and done.”
“That’s a decision I made,” he said.
“But the normal process continues for anyone who wants to apply.”
During a press conference, De Blasio appeared to backtrack on his comments, saying that he hadn’t said “no to people.”
“We’ve said, if you want to apply, you can apply, but there’s a process,” he said.
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (third from left) participates in painting Black Lives Matter on Fifth Avenue in front of Trump Tower in Manhattan, N.Y., on July 9, 2020. (Mark Lennihan/AP Photo)
The mayor added that the decision to paint the Black Lives Matter murals came out of a meeting at Gracie Mansion with community leaders and activists who urged the mayor to declare the message official. He justified the decision to not follow the normal permit process, saying that that message “transcends all normal realities because we are in a moment of history where this had to be said and done.”
“That’s a decision I made,” he said.
“But the normal process continues for anyone who wants to apply.”
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