5th Avenue Archives - Pavement Pieces https://pavementpieces.com/tag/5th-avenue/ From New York to the Nation Thu, 09 Jul 2020 20:15:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Black Lives Matter painted in front of Trump Towers https://pavementpieces.com/black-lives-matter-painted-in-front-of-trump-towers/ https://pavementpieces.com/black-lives-matter-painted-in-front-of-trump-towers/#respond Thu, 09 Jul 2020 20:15:37 +0000 https://pavementpieces.com/?p=23631 Among the painters,  the  de Blasio, his wife, and  Rev. Al Sharpton, a prominent voice in the fight against police brutality and systemic oppression.

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]]> After weeks of heated back and forth between Mayor Bill de Blasio and President Donald Trump, the words “Black Lives Matter” have been painted in front of Trump Tower on Manhattan’s famed 5th Avenue.

The president has ferociously advocated against the mural, claiming the Black Lives Matter movement preaches anti-police rhetoric. But his Twitter tantrums proved unsuccessful, and the mural was painted on the very street Trump once claimed he could shoot someone and still get elected.

Among the painters,  the  de Blasio, his wife, and  Rev. Al Sharpton, a prominent voice in the fight against police brutality and systemic oppression.

Volunteers gather in front of Tump Tower to paint a BLM mural, July 9, 2020. Photo by Thomas Hengge

A worker sets up paint and supplies in front of Trump Tower, July 9, 2020. Photo by Thomas Hengge

Young volunteers gather to collect paint rollers, July 9, 2020. Photo by Thomas Hengge

Workers lay the stencil for the second half of the BLM mural, July 9, 2020. Photo by Thomas Hengge

A volunteer helps paint “Black Lives Matter” in front of Tump Tower in Manhattan, July 9, 2020 Photo by Thomas Hengge

Mayor Bill de Blasio addresses volunteers, July 9, 2020. Photo by Thomas Hengge

Al Sharpton and Mayor de Blasio paint in front of Trump Tower, July 9, 2020. Photo by Thomas Hengge

A person livestreams Mayor de Blasio addressing volunteers, July 9, 2020. Photo by Thomas Hengge

“Black Lives Matter” painted in front of Trump Tower, July 9, 2020. Photo by Thomas Hengge

 

 

 

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]]> Every year on Easter Sunday, 5th Avenue in Manhattan comes alive, packed for the annual Easter Bonnet Parade, a celebration featuring elaborative colorful costumes to celebrate Easter and welcome spring to the boroughs in typical over-the-top New York-style.

In addition to celebrations on the streets, roughly 2,000 churches around the city hold Easter Sunday services, the most famous of them all being  at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

But this year, with COVID-19 ravaging New York, the now epicenter of the world’s coronavirus outbreak, there was no parade, no services, nothing that would reflect a celebration.

This is Easter Sunday in New York City during COVID-19.

 

 

A person wearing a protective suit walks down Park Avenue and past Christ Church, April 12, 2020. Photo by Thomas Hengge

A person wearing bunny ears passes by a closed down church, April 12, 2020. Photo by Thomas Hengge

A man wearing a crown of thorns and various religious signifiers near Radio City Music Hall, April 12, 2020. Photo by Thomas Hengge

A person stands outside a closed St. Patrick’s Cathedral, April 12, 2020. Photo by Thomas Hegge.

Flowers sit outside St. Patrick’s Cathedral, April 12, 2020. Photo by Thomas Hengge

A sign outside St. Bart’s Church offers information regarding livestream services, April 12, 2020. Photo by Thomas Hengge

A virtually empty 5th Avenue where the annual NYC Easter Bonnet Parade was to take place, April 12, 2020. Photo by Thomas Hengge

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