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New York City Mayor Eric Adams praised police for their "quick work" in dispersing the crowd. [31] In a statement on August 5, Cenat's streaming group AMP apologized for the riot. [ 32 ] On August 9, Cenat made his first public appearance after the riot in a live stream, holding up a New York Daily News issue, apologizing, and announcing that ...
There is a long history of civil unrest in New York City related to race and policing preceding the coalescing of Black Lives Matter, and the New York Police Department has been the subject of frequent criticism for its treatment of black citizens, including use of racial profiling, its stop-and-frisk program, and the use of mass arrests and ...
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]
Thousands of pro-Palestine protesters flooded the street in front of Penn Station in New York City on Friday (17 November) evening. People waved flags, chanted, and held up signs — may of which ...
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The Times Square Take Over was an anti-racism demonstration held in Times Square, New York City, on April 4, 2021. [ 1 ] The demonstration was a follow-up event to the rally against hate , which took place two weeks earlier.
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Police arrested dozens of people at pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Yale University in Connecticut and New York University in Manhattan on Monday, as the war in Gaza ...
George Floyd protests in New York City took place at several sites in each of the five New York City boroughs, starting on May 28, 2020, in reaction to the murder of George Floyd. Most of the protests were peaceful, while some sites experienced protester and/or police violence, including several high-profile incidents of excessive force .