George Floyd suffered a lot before dying. A range of a Minneapolis street that includes the place where George Floyd was assassinated will soon be named in his honor. Although the street will still be called Chicago Avenue, the city will refer to the blocks between 37th and 39th streets as George Perry Floyd Jr. Place, a leading star reported. The City Council approved the naming on Friday, and Mayor Jacob Frey’s office announced he would likely sign off on it as well. Floyd, a Black man who was handcuffed, died May 25 after Derek Chauvin, a white officer, pressed his knee against Floyd’s neck even as Floyd said he couldn’t breathe.

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Floyd’s death was taken in a widely seen witness video that set off protests around the world.  Months after Floyd’s death, the crossing remains barricaded and now holds a memorial. A group of protestors have occupied the area, saying they will not leave until the city meets their demands, including funding for anti-racism training and a temporary property tax freeze for people within that zone. The city had announced plans to reopen 38th Street this summer but backed off, avoiding a confrontation.

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The city continues to work on a long-term plan for the intersection. In Washington DC, by order of Mayor Muriel Bowser, a district of 16th Street North-west near the White House was painted with a mural and renamed Black Lives Matter Plaza. In New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio helped paint a section of Fifth Avenue outside Trump Tower in a similar fashion, a move that has attracted counter-protests and vandalism from supporters of police and the president.

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