In one incident, two women shouted “All Lives Matter” as they ran across the three words while pouring paint on them. Another time, a woman yelled, “Bill de Blasio doesn’t care about Black people!” as she smeared the street art with paint while on her hands and knees. As of Monday night, the words had been defaced by paint at least five times. Most of the paint throwers were swiftly arrested, the police said, and city workers repainted the letters. The detailsThe first incident happened just four days after the painting’s unveiling on July 9, the police said.

Source: New York Times July 28, 2020 09:33 UTC