NYC stores plundered despite curfew; Brooklyn officials criticize City’s response to protests
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s late-night curfew failed to prevent another night of destruction following protests over George Floyd’s death, but will carry through the remainder of the week. Meanwhile, New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and other officials held a news conference in Brooklyn criticizing the City’s response to the protests.
Thousands of people have taken to the streets around the nation to express outrage over Floyd’s May 25 death and other killings of Black people, particularly by police. Floyd, who was Black, died after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed a knee onto his neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds.
As in previous days, the demonstrations in New York City on Monday in daylight were peaceful, with officers mostly keeping their distance from marchers. A nighttime march through Brooklyn was also peaceful, and police let it continue for hours after the 11 a.m. curfew passed.