Construction crews began tearing into the ground of Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C., Monday as onlookers watched the two blocks of 16th Street near the White House transform.

Bowser signaled the end of Black Lives Matter Plaza last week after Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) proposed denying federal funds to Washington if the area was not renamed.

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