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As with the killing of Eric Garner, video of the event spread quickly through news and social media sparking international protests. In New York, the incident drew comparisons to Eric Garner, and demonstrations, protests, and marches occurred at several sites in each of the five New York City boroughs starting on May 28, 2020.
Protests were held in New York City in response to the killing of Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old African American man and Michael Jackson impersonator, by Daniel Penny, a white ex-Marine while riding the F Train on May 1, 2023. [201] [202] Penny approached Neely from behind, placing him in a chokehold until Neely was unconscious. [203]
Eight black bloc protesters were arrested for vandalism carried out in the Upper East Side on April 14. [61] Protesters would block off traffic on the New York side of the Holland Tunnel leading to a brief closure of it on the evening of April 15. [62] [63] Protesters held a vigil in Times Square on April 17. [64] Nevada
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A protester holds up a large black power raised fist in the middle of the crowd that gathered at Columbus Circle in New York City for a Black Lives Matter Protest spurred by the death of George Floyd.
The parade marked the first large black-only protest parade in New York. [27] The New York Times described it the following day: [ 24 ] To the beat of muffled drums 8,000 negro men, women and children marched down Fifth Avenue yesterday in a parade of "silent protest against acts of discrimination and oppression" inflicted upon them in this ...
In New York City, protesters filled Manhattan's streets on Fifth Avenue and Columbus Circle to mark the day. "We are all Palestinians," the crowd was heard chanting. Anti-israel Protesters ...
Babylon: On June 14, hundreds gathered for two Black Lives Matter protests in Babylon Village, which eventually united into one larger protest. [77]Bay Shore: Thousands marched through downtown Bay Shore on June 7, walking from the Dr. George S. King Park Gazebo to the Bay Shore Commons, back through Main Street, then to the Bay Shore-Brightwaters Library.