The situation in New York is heating up: among the thousands arrested during the protests - the daughter of Bill de Blasio

Despite the fact that the situation is heating up, the head of the New York police does not consider it necessary to impose a curfew in the city. This week, the cops are preparing for new protests over the death of a black resident of Minneapolis. This publication writes NBC New York.

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Weekend in New York: almost a thousand arrested

New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea rejected curfews like cities like Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Minneapolis did to deal with the unrest.

The streets of New York, meanwhile, filled the crowds of protesters. From Sunday, May 31, to Monday, June 1, they blocked traffic on bridges, clashed with cops and set fire to police cars.

Protests across America related to the death of a black resident of Minneapolis George Floydstrangled by a policeman on May 26.

Since the start of protests in New York, as of the evening of May 28, almost a thousand people have been arrested, among them the daughter of city mayor Bill de Blasio, Chiara. NYPD officials say they have seized everything imaginable from arrested protesters over the past four days, from firearms to brass knuckles and bricks.

Each demonstration in New York began peacefully, turning into fierce clashes in the evening. This picture was observed in other states. Investigators believe that some anarchist groups fuel evening chaos, which is part of a coordinated and deliberate effort to incite violence.

Do I need to impose a curfew in New York?

New York's police commissioner said there was no point in imposing a curfew in the city, as Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Minneapolis have done. “We could have a curfew today, but the problem is people have to stick to the curfew and that's not going to happen. And if people think that's going to happen, they don't understand what's going on,” he said on the Today show on Monday.

About half a dozen New York police officers were injured on the fourth night of protests, official sources said Monday morning. More than 40 were injured from Thursday, but no one was seriously injured.

Shots were even fired at one of the Queens police cars, a senior law enforcement official said. However, it is not clear whether this is due to protests. The officers were not injured.

Hours earlier, hundreds of protesters marched from Brooklyn to Manhattan, blocking all lanes of traffic on the Manhattan Bridge. Other demonstrators concentrated in the Union Square area, where cars had been set on fire the night before. Looting was also reported in the Soho area. “As darkness fell, the situation quickly escalated,” Shea said. At the same time, he noted that on May 31 there was less violence than on previous evenings.

Vandals spared neither police cars, nor the stone walls of Fort Green Park and even the iconic St. Patrick's Cathedral on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.

Mayor Bill de Blasio, along with local leaders in cities across the country where protests are taking place, have clearly delineated the groups of protesters: one is against police brutality against black people, the other is trying to rekindle tension, they say.

De Blasio condemned the actions of Minneapolis officers in connection with the death of Floyd. He also called directly on White New Yorkers to help “dispel this racist atmosphere.” By the way, one of racist incidents occurred just a day before Floyd's death in Central Park, when a white woman provoked a quarrel with a black man and called the police herself.

“George Floyd is dead. He's dead because he was black. He was killed because he was black. It's so simple. And just as terrible. It’s just as painful and just as unacceptable,” De Blasio said. “We all have to do more, and we have to do it fast.” To those protesting peacefully, we hear you. And we cannot allow violence to overtake this powerful moment.”

Participants in the second group of protesters threw Molotov cocktails into an empty New York police van near a police station on Friday evening. Early Saturday morning, May 30, another Molotov cocktail was thrown into an occupied New York police car in another part of the district. Upstate New York Federal Woman Charged.

Mayor Bill De Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo have asked Attorney General Letitia James to expedite an independent police review on Friday evening, May 29. Some accused the cops of ill-treatment. However, Shea emphasized: "It is very difficult to practice de-escalation when they throw a brick at you."

Overall, Shea says, the police response has been measured. “It was an incredibly tense and eventful weekend with tens of thousands of protesters throughout New York,” he said on June 1. “Among tens of thousands of collisions, we have about six that our law enforcement officials will review in detail.”

Among the actions considered by the NYPD, a case that occurred on the corner of 12th Street and Broadway, recorded by video cameras. In the video you can watch a policeman pointing a gun at people.

They will also examine in detail the incident that occurred with the participation of two police SUVs, which slowly drove into a group of demonstrators on Heights Avenue. According to law enforcement officials, the originally parked car was stoned with stones and bottles of fire mixture, which forced police to overcome the barrier of protesters in a car, instead of confronting the crowd.

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The daughter of the mayor of the city, Chiara, was arrested that night during a separate protest in Manhattan. She was taken into custody for an “illegal assembly” near Broadway, but was soon released.

The Sergeants Benevolent Association, an influential New York City police union who is an ardent critic of Bill de Blasio’s leadership, posted a photo on Sunday evening on Twitter with information about Chiara’s arrest. Very quickly, the post became popular on social networks. This tweet read: “How can the NYPD protect the city of New York from the riots of the anarchists when the mayor’s daughter is one of them?”

The situation is heating up, the cops are preparing for new protests

New York police are gearing up for new protests this week. The cops were warned that they should be ready to get to work at any time and appear at any place due to ongoing protests in all five areas.

Some cities turned to the National Guard for support in connection with the violence provoked by the death of Floyd. Shea rejected the idea, although Cuomo said on Sunday that the National Guard was ready if their help in New York was needed.

Violence overshadowed peaceful protests, some of which were marked by solidarity between police and demonstrators in New York and elsewhere. In Queens, on Sunday, May 31, police officers were seen kneeling with protesters. Protesters applauded the cops, who joined their demonstration.

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