De Blasio announces plans to paint and rename streets in honor of Black Lives Matter

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a plan Tuesday to rename and paint streets in every New York City borough to commemorate the Black Lives Matter movement. The move is the latest attempt by the mayor to align himself with the movement and to perhaps turn the tide of a relentlessly negative series of months.

De Blasio's comments came during his Tuesday press briefing, according to the New York Post. "It's time to do something officially representing this city to represent the fundamental power of Black Lives Matter,"...