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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 ...
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
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]
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.
In New York City, protesters filled Manhattan's streets on ... Anti-Israel protests pop up on Black Friday during International ... 20 of the funniest tweets about cats and dogs this week (Nov. 23 ...
The Black Women’s March held its first official event in June. Caroline Gombe, 40, is one of the founders of the New York Black Women’s March. Gombe attended the George Floyd protests in New ...
1900 - New York City Race Riot, occurred August 15 through 17th after the death of a white undercover police officer, Robert J. Thorpe caused by Arthur Harris, a black man. [11] 1917 – New York City Food Riot, occurred February 20 over shortages related to World War I [12] 1919 – New York race riots of 1919
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.