De Blasio to meet with Garner protesters
Bill de Blasio will meet with protestors. AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is planning to meet with organizers of the protests over the death of Eric Garner.
Administration officials confirmed that de Blasio, a Democrat who took office in January, will meet with members of the Justice League at City Hall on Friday.
The Justice League held a small protest Monday outside the mayor’s home, Gracie Mansion.
It also has organized larger events across the city since a Staten Island grand jury declined to indict a white police officer for the chokehold death of Garner, who is black.
Most protests have been peaceful. Two police officers were injured last week during a demonstration on the Brooklyn Bridge.
A police union criticized de Blasio for meeting with the protesters in light of the violence.
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