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More Than 200 Arrests In Sometimes Violent George Floyd Demonstrations In Brooklyn And Manhattan

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Public Advocate Jumaane Williams held a news conference and suggested the way the NYPD was arrayed ahead of Friday’s protests helped contribute to escalating tensions.
– The NYPD is reporting more than 200 protest-related arrests following sometimes violent demonstrations in Brooklyn and Manhattan over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
More protests are planned today around the city.
Police say several NYPD vehicles were damanged, including a marked NYPD van which was intentionally set on fire outside Fort Greene Park. Police say a Molotov cocktail was thrown into an unoccupied marked NYPD patrol car at Eastern Parkway and Washington Street near the Brooklyn Museum.
Several officers were inured, including one sergeant who was punched by a protester wearing brass knuckles.
“Our sole focus is deescalating this situation and getting people home safe,” Mayor Bill de Blasio wrote on Twitter. “There will be a full review of what happened tonight. We don’t ever want to see another night like this.”
On Saturday, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams held a news conference and suggested the way the NYPD was arrayed ahead of Friday’s protests helped contribute to escalating tensions.
“We can not have the heavy police presence that I saw at the outset, before anyone was outside. There was a wall of police that was here, here and here. It is an imposing position to be in. We are dealing with people who are grieving and who are angry.

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