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Mayor Announces Weeklong Citywide Curfew in N.Y.C.: Live Updates Mayor Announces Weeklong Citywide Curfew in N.Y.C.: Live Updates
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Following another night of protests, violence and looting, Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday called on New York City’s local community leaders to come forward and help quell the unrest in city streets. “Stand up,” he said. I’ll be standing by you.”Following another night of protests, violence and looting, Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday called on New York City’s local community leaders to come forward and help quell the unrest in city streets. “Stand up,” he said. I’ll be standing by you.”
Mr. de Blasio also announced he would extend New York City’s new curfew. “We’re going to continue that curfew for the remainder of this week, 8 p.m. each evening until 5 a.m. the next morning,” he said.Mr. de Blasio also announced he would extend New York City’s new curfew. “We’re going to continue that curfew for the remainder of this week, 8 p.m. each evening until 5 a.m. the next morning,” he said.
New York City adopted an 11 p.m. curfew on Monday after widespread looting erupted in the central business district of Manhattan, long a symbol of the city’s prominence, with shattered glass and smashed storefronts on several blocks.New York City adopted an 11 p.m. curfew on Monday after widespread looting erupted in the central business district of Manhattan, long a symbol of the city’s prominence, with shattered glass and smashed storefronts on several blocks.
On Tuesday, Mr. de Blasio said that the protests had been “overwhelmingly peaceful” but that when it came to violence against police officers, “That is not acceptable.”On Tuesday, Mr. de Blasio said that the protests had been “overwhelmingly peaceful” but that when it came to violence against police officers, “That is not acceptable.”
NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said that there were nearly 700 arrests Monday night. Police Commissioner Dermot F. Shea said that there were nearly 700 arrests Monday night.
“Everyone should be off the street by 8 p.m.,” he said.“Everyone should be off the street by 8 p.m.,” he said.
Mr. de Blasio said that the military would not be called in. “We do not need nor do we think it’s wise for the National Guard to be in New York City,” he said. The mayor said the city would begin reopening on June 8, after two months of lockdown because of the coronavirus.
He rejected the possibility of the National Guard being deployed for additional enforcement, instead insisting that the city’s residents, community leaders and the police would work together and help restore calm in the city.
“We’re all New Yorkers,” he said.
He expressed support for police conduct overall during the past several nights of protests, and pushed back strongly on a reporter’s suggestion that looting on Monday night was tolerated by the police.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo weighed in at a news conference on Tuesday.
“The police must stop the looting and the criminal activity,” Mr. Cuomo said. “That is the essence of the police force. They are supposed to protect the community, protect the property. They did not do that in New York City last night.”
“I think the mayor underestimated the scope of the problem,” Mr. Cuomo added. “I think he underestimated the duration of the problem. I do not believe they have used enough police” to address the situation.
“What happened in New York City is inexcusable.”
The night before, looters had tried to ransack some of the city’s best-known retailers, including the Macy’s flagship store in Herald Square and luxury stores along Fifth Avenue.The night before, looters had tried to ransack some of the city’s best-known retailers, including the Macy’s flagship store in Herald Square and luxury stores along Fifth Avenue.
Mr. de Blasio acknowledged that the Monday night curfew, which had only been announced several hours before it was to begin, had failed to quell the criminal violence that marred the otherwise peaceful protests of previous nights.Mr. de Blasio acknowledged that the Monday night curfew, which had only been announced several hours before it was to begin, had failed to quell the criminal violence that marred the otherwise peaceful protests of previous nights.
There were few reports of clashes on Monday between the authorities and those who had assembled to rally against police brutality and racism. The crowds had mostly dispersed by 11 p.m., although some protesters continued to walk the streets in Manhattan and near the Barclays Center in Brooklyn in violation of the curfew.There were few reports of clashes on Monday between the authorities and those who had assembled to rally against police brutality and racism. The crowds had mostly dispersed by 11 p.m., although some protesters continued to walk the streets in Manhattan and near the Barclays Center in Brooklyn in violation of the curfew.
Yet even after the curfew began, the violence it was meant to stop continued in sections of the Bronx, where there were reports of fires and looting, SoHo and, to a lesser degree than earlier, in Midtown, which in normal times is clogged with tourists, shoppers and workers.Yet even after the curfew began, the violence it was meant to stop continued in sections of the Bronx, where there were reports of fires and looting, SoHo and, to a lesser degree than earlier, in Midtown, which in normal times is clogged with tourists, shoppers and workers.
The area, already hit hard by a pandemic that closed offices and brought retail to a halt, felt under siege as looters broke store windows, including at Bergdorf Goodman, the luxury retailer that has long been a Fifth Avenue anchor. They ransacked a Microsoft store and vandalized a Barnes & Noble as helicopters whirred overhead.The area, already hit hard by a pandemic that closed offices and brought retail to a halt, felt under siege as looters broke store windows, including at Bergdorf Goodman, the luxury retailer that has long been a Fifth Avenue anchor. They ransacked a Microsoft store and vandalized a Barnes & Noble as helicopters whirred overhead.
The Herald Square Macy’s had been boarded up, but one entrance appeared to have been breached.The Herald Square Macy’s had been boarded up, but one entrance appeared to have been breached.
At around 8 p.m. on Monday, a group of people who had broken away from a large crowd of protesters at Union Square ransacked a Nike store on 20th Street. After smashing a window on the ground floor, young men stormed inside, sweeping sneakers off the shelves and grabbing clothes off the racks.At around 8 p.m. on Monday, a group of people who had broken away from a large crowd of protesters at Union Square ransacked a Nike store on 20th Street. After smashing a window on the ground floor, young men stormed inside, sweeping sneakers off the shelves and grabbing clothes off the racks.
“They’re not with us!” shouted Steevo Anthony, 33, a supervisor at Whole Foods from Brooklyn, as he moved away from the looting. “Keep walking!”“They’re not with us!” shouted Steevo Anthony, 33, a supervisor at Whole Foods from Brooklyn, as he moved away from the looting. “Keep walking!”
Trembling with emotion, he added: “It’s giving a bad name to us people who are out here trying to do the right thing, the people who walked away.”Trembling with emotion, he added: “It’s giving a bad name to us people who are out here trying to do the right thing, the people who walked away.”
Thousands of protesters took over Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn on Monday, and although they halted traffic, there were no confrontations with the police.Thousands of protesters took over Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn on Monday, and although they halted traffic, there were no confrontations with the police.
People marching along Bergen Street in Brooklyn were cheered along by car horns and residents waving from their front doors as officers lined the sidewalks.People marching along Bergen Street in Brooklyn were cheered along by car horns and residents waving from their front doors as officers lined the sidewalks.
And outside the 90th Precinct, on Union Avenue in Brooklyn, nearly three hours of demonstrations that included some tense moments ended with a police commander offering to have his squad put down their helmets and gun belts and hug protesters.And outside the 90th Precinct, on Union Avenue in Brooklyn, nearly three hours of demonstrations that included some tense moments ended with a police commander offering to have his squad put down their helmets and gun belts and hug protesters.
In Queens, a vigil at Astoria Park drew hundreds of people. The crowd reflected the area’s diversity: nurses in scrubs, Broadway performers and aspiring artists stood by families with small children, and people speaking Greek, Arabic, Italian and Spanish.In Queens, a vigil at Astoria Park drew hundreds of people. The crowd reflected the area’s diversity: nurses in scrubs, Broadway performers and aspiring artists stood by families with small children, and people speaking Greek, Arabic, Italian and Spanish.
Spencer Camilien, 34, a musician and recording artist who lives in the neighborhood and is black, said he had begun the week in despair.Spencer Camilien, 34, a musician and recording artist who lives in the neighborhood and is black, said he had begun the week in despair.
“I wake up every day scared, anxious, crying,” he said. “It was very difficult for me to get out of bed. I kind of lost all hope.”“I wake up every day scared, anxious, crying,” he said. “It was very difficult for me to get out of bed. I kind of lost all hope.”
He added: “Every morning I wake up, I’m scared to get outside, I don’t know what to wear, I don’t want to look threatening to anyone, should I not wear my mask all the way up so they can’t see my face?”He added: “Every morning I wake up, I’m scared to get outside, I don’t know what to wear, I don’t want to look threatening to anyone, should I not wear my mask all the way up so they can’t see my face?”
“You shouldn’t have to do that,” a voice shouted from the crowd.“You shouldn’t have to do that,” a voice shouted from the crowd.
“When I get anxious I pray, and I prayed for you guys,” Mr. Camilien said, explaining that he never expected to see so many Latino and white people at the protest. “You are the answer to my prayers. You give me hope. You don’t have to be here.”“When I get anxious I pray, and I prayed for you guys,” Mr. Camilien said, explaining that he never expected to see so many Latino and white people at the protest. “You are the answer to my prayers. You give me hope. You don’t have to be here.”
“We definitely have to be here!” several people shouted in response. “We do!”“We definitely have to be here!” several people shouted in response. “We do!”
President Trump took to Twitter on Tuesday morning to taunt Gov. Cuomo and his brother, Chris Cuomo, the CNN host.President Trump took to Twitter on Tuesday morning to taunt Gov. Cuomo and his brother, Chris Cuomo, the CNN host.
Calling Monday “a bad day for the Cuomo Brothers,” the president wrote on Twitter that “New York was lost to the looters, thugs, Radical Left, and all others forms of Lowlife & Scum.”Calling Monday “a bad day for the Cuomo Brothers,” the president wrote on Twitter that “New York was lost to the looters, thugs, Radical Left, and all others forms of Lowlife & Scum.”
“The Governor refuses to accept my offer of a dominating National Guard,” the president wrote. “NYC was ripped to pieces.”“The Governor refuses to accept my offer of a dominating National Guard,” the president wrote. “NYC was ripped to pieces.”
Several protests in recent days have taken place in front of Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue.Several protests in recent days have taken place in front of Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue.
Relations between the president and the governor have been intermittently cordial and combative over the past two months, as Mr. Cuomo has emerged as a national figure in fighting the coronavirus in New York State. The governor has met with the President at the White House, but the two have also criticized each other publicly.Relations between the president and the governor have been intermittently cordial and combative over the past two months, as Mr. Cuomo has emerged as a national figure in fighting the coronavirus in New York State. The governor has met with the President at the White House, but the two have also criticized each other publicly.
The president has also taunted Chris Cuomo in the past by calling him Fredo, a reference to the hapless Corleone brother in “The Godfather.”The president has also taunted Chris Cuomo in the past by calling him Fredo, a reference to the hapless Corleone brother in “The Godfather.”
He ended his message on Twitter on Monday with: “Likewise, Fredo’s ratings are down 50%!”He ended his message on Twitter on Monday with: “Likewise, Fredo’s ratings are down 50%!”
The times and locations of other planned demonstrations included:The times and locations of other planned demonstrations included:
11:30 — Protest at 145th Street & Broadway11:30 — Protest at 145th Street & Broadway
1:00 — Manhattan: Rally at Foley Square1:00 — Manhattan: Rally at Foley Square
1:00 — Queens: Protest starting at Fort Totten1:00 — Queens: Protest starting at Fort Totten
5:00 — Manhattan: Rally at Stonewall Inn5:00 — Manhattan: Rally at Stonewall Inn
6:00 — Brooklyn: Protest at 98 5th Avenue6:00 — Brooklyn: Protest at 98 5th Avenue
6:00 — Queens: Protest at Mott Avenue train station6:00 — Queens: Protest at Mott Avenue train station
As the protests began to take shape earlier in the day, participants and observers alike said they had never witnessed expressions of grief and anger of such magnitude.As the protests began to take shape earlier in the day, participants and observers alike said they had never witnessed expressions of grief and anger of such magnitude.
“People are not going to go home until they get what they want,” Mike Tucker, a 54-year old Bronx resident whose 21-year-old son, Stephonne Crawford, was fatally shot by the police in 2005 in Brooklyn.“People are not going to go home until they get what they want,” Mike Tucker, a 54-year old Bronx resident whose 21-year-old son, Stephonne Crawford, was fatally shot by the police in 2005 in Brooklyn.
But Mr. Tucker, who spoke as he watched protesters gather on the steps of Restoration Plaza in Bedford-Stuyvesant, also denounced the violence and looting that had punctuated the protests in New York.But Mr. Tucker, who spoke as he watched protesters gather on the steps of Restoration Plaza in Bedford-Stuyvesant, also denounced the violence and looting that had punctuated the protests in New York.
“We don’t want it to escalate,” he said. “We don’t want people coming out here tearing up, burning up.”“We don’t want it to escalate,” he said. “We don’t want people coming out here tearing up, burning up.”
New York, like cities across the United States, has been roiled by widespread protests against police brutality and systemic racism after the killing in police custody of George Floyd, a black man, in Minneapolis.New York, like cities across the United States, has been roiled by widespread protests against police brutality and systemic racism after the killing in police custody of George Floyd, a black man, in Minneapolis.
Although the protests on Monday were again mostly orderly, they were flecked with moments of tension and confrontation.Although the protests on Monday were again mostly orderly, they were flecked with moments of tension and confrontation.
At one standoff near Washington Square Park in Manhattan, Terence A. Monahan, the Police Department’s chief of department and the city’s highest-ranking uniformed officer, grabbed a microphone to defuse the conflict. Hundreds of officers cordoned off a large group of protesters in front of Radio City Music Hall. And at least 1,000 demonstrators walked onto the F.D.R. Drive in Lower Manhattan, blocking traffic on both sides of the highway near. the Brooklyn Bridge.At one standoff near Washington Square Park in Manhattan, Terence A. Monahan, the Police Department’s chief of department and the city’s highest-ranking uniformed officer, grabbed a microphone to defuse the conflict. Hundreds of officers cordoned off a large group of protesters in front of Radio City Music Hall. And at least 1,000 demonstrators walked onto the F.D.R. Drive in Lower Manhattan, blocking traffic on both sides of the highway near. the Brooklyn Bridge.
The imposition of a citywide curfew, which Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced Monday afternoon, was a significantly more forceful approach to civil unrest than the city had taken in its recent history.The imposition of a citywide curfew, which Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced Monday afternoon, was a significantly more forceful approach to civil unrest than the city had taken in its recent history.
By enacting the clampdown, New York joined Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington and a number of other cities across the country that had taken similar steps.By enacting the clampdown, New York joined Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington and a number of other cities across the country that had taken similar steps.
Although officials had imposed curfews on the city’s parks in the past to address crime, such limits extending across New York’s five boroughs had not been adopted at any point in the past several decades, including as part of recent efforts to keep people at home to halt the spread of the coronavirus.Although officials had imposed curfews on the city’s parks in the past to address crime, such limits extending across New York’s five boroughs had not been adopted at any point in the past several decades, including as part of recent efforts to keep people at home to halt the spread of the coronavirus.
In 1943, Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia imposed an emergency curfew after rioting in Harlem that was touched off when a white police officer shot a black soldier. Five people were killed during the ensuing protests. The city was also subject to a nationwide curfew on “places of public amusement” such as bars in 1945, as a fuel conservation measure.In 1943, Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia imposed an emergency curfew after rioting in Harlem that was touched off when a white police officer shot a black soldier. Five people were killed during the ensuing protests. The city was also subject to a nationwide curfew on “places of public amusement” such as bars in 1945, as a fuel conservation measure.
As 11 p.m. approached, thousands of New Yorkers were left with a decision to make: Stay or go home?As 11 p.m. approached, thousands of New Yorkers were left with a decision to make: Stay or go home?
In some places, the protests continued even after the curfew went into effect; in others, New Yorkers gradually began to disperse as the deadline neared.In some places, the protests continued even after the curfew went into effect; in others, New Yorkers gradually began to disperse as the deadline neared.
Just after the curfew took effect, more than 200 people remained on Atlantic Avenue near the Barclays Center chanting “hands up, don’t shoot” and marching west. By around midnight, they had crossed the Manhattan Bridge, passing dozens of officers on the way.Just after the curfew took effect, more than 200 people remained on Atlantic Avenue near the Barclays Center chanting “hands up, don’t shoot” and marching west. By around midnight, they had crossed the Manhattan Bridge, passing dozens of officers on the way.
With the curfew 10 minutes away in Williamsburg, all but a handful of the protesters gathered outside the 90th Precinct had scattered. Some of those who remained said they had no intention of going home.With the curfew 10 minutes away in Williamsburg, all but a handful of the protesters gathered outside the 90th Precinct had scattered. Some of those who remained said they had no intention of going home.
“I do not think anybody is going to be observing this curfew,” said George Daratany, 34. “It doesn’t compute for New York City to have a closing time.”“I do not think anybody is going to be observing this curfew,” said George Daratany, 34. “It doesn’t compute for New York City to have a closing time.”
In other areas of Brooklyn, a few warnings from the police did the trick.In other areas of Brooklyn, a few warnings from the police did the trick.
At Kings Plaza, officers gave the small number of remaining protesters several reminders about the curfew as the clock ticked toward 11 p.m.; all of them ultimately left the area with several minutes to spare.At Kings Plaza, officers gave the small number of remaining protesters several reminders about the curfew as the clock ticked toward 11 p.m.; all of them ultimately left the area with several minutes to spare.
Those exempt from the curfew included health care workers, people who work in groceries, pharmacies and other essential retail stores and journalists. The city’s Department of Homeless Services confirmed that outreach workers and people living unsheltered on the streets would also be exempt.Those exempt from the curfew included health care workers, people who work in groceries, pharmacies and other essential retail stores and journalists. The city’s Department of Homeless Services confirmed that outreach workers and people living unsheltered on the streets would also be exempt.
As a long night gave way to a new morning, protesters had cleared out of Midtown, leaving small groups of looters wandering the streets, picking over what was left the gift stores, bodegas and other small businesses that had been turned upside down in a span of hours.As a long night gave way to a new morning, protesters had cleared out of Midtown, leaving small groups of looters wandering the streets, picking over what was left the gift stores, bodegas and other small businesses that had been turned upside down in a span of hours.
The police arrested several people near Eighth Avenue and 40th Street, but many others left the scene or continued walking north. Some looters stopped to take items from a bodega along the way.The police arrested several people near Eighth Avenue and 40th Street, but many others left the scene or continued walking north. Some looters stopped to take items from a bodega along the way.
When the group reached Columbus Circle, police vehicles flooded the area, officers made several more arrests and what was left of the group fled.When the group reached Columbus Circle, police vehicles flooded the area, officers made several more arrests and what was left of the group fled.
In the looters’ wake, a gift shop on Eighth Avenue that had been broken into earlier was in ruins. Shelves that had been filled with electronic trinkets were empty, and New York-themed hats and T-shirts were strewn on the floor.In the looters’ wake, a gift shop on Eighth Avenue that had been broken into earlier was in ruins. Shelves that had been filled with electronic trinkets were empty, and New York-themed hats and T-shirts were strewn on the floor.
Outside, the crowned head of a Statue of Liberty replica rested in a pile of glass. A police officer asked passers-by if they knew how to reach the store’s owners. No one did.Outside, the crowned head of a Statue of Liberty replica rested in a pile of glass. A police officer asked passers-by if they knew how to reach the store’s owners. No one did.
The scene involving Chief Monahan ended with him taking a knee and locking arms with protesters.The scene involving Chief Monahan ended with him taking a knee and locking arms with protesters.
A photo of the chief making the show of solidarity with those rallying against police brutality was reported and published by Gothamist. A separate video posted on Twitter by a CBS reporter captured his remarks before he made the symbolic gesture.A photo of the chief making the show of solidarity with those rallying against police brutality was reported and published by Gothamist. A separate video posted on Twitter by a CBS reporter captured his remarks before he made the symbolic gesture.
“This has got to end. We all know Minnesota was wrong,” Chief Monahan says in the video, addressing protesters about Mr. Floyd’s death. “There is not a police officer over here that thinks Minnesota was justified. We stand with you on that.”“This has got to end. We all know Minnesota was wrong,” Chief Monahan says in the video, addressing protesters about Mr. Floyd’s death. “There is not a police officer over here that thinks Minnesota was justified. We stand with you on that.”
“But, this is our city — our city!” he continued. “Do not let people who are not from this city have you come here and screw up your city! We cannot be fighting. We have to live here. This is our home.”“But, this is our city — our city!” he continued. “Do not let people who are not from this city have you come here and screw up your city! We cannot be fighting. We have to live here. This is our home.”
After delivering his message into an amplified microphone, Chief Monahan took the hands of two protesters, one on either side, and together they each dropped to one knee.After delivering his message into an amplified microphone, Chief Monahan took the hands of two protesters, one on either side, and together they each dropped to one knee.
The driver of an S.U.V. barreled through a line of law enforcement officers at a protest on late Monday in Buffalo, injuring two of them in a confrontation that was caught on video, the authorities said.The driver of an S.U.V. barreled through a line of law enforcement officers at a protest on late Monday in Buffalo, injuring two of them in a confrontation that was caught on video, the authorities said.
The injured included a Buffalo police officer and a New York State trooper, according to Captain Jeff Rinaldo, a Buffalo Police Department spokesman. Both were in stable condition.The injured included a Buffalo police officer and a New York State trooper, according to Captain Jeff Rinaldo, a Buffalo Police Department spokesman. Both were in stable condition.
The driver and the passengers in the S.U.V. were taken into custody, the Erie County executive, Mark Poloncarz, wrote on Twitter.The driver and the passengers in the S.U.V. were taken into custody, the Erie County executive, Mark Poloncarz, wrote on Twitter.
The episode took place around 9:45 p.m., as the officers, wearing riot gear, were responding to protests related to the death of Mr. Floyd, the authorities said. It was not immediately clear whether the people in the S.U.V. were part of the protest.The episode took place around 9:45 p.m., as the officers, wearing riot gear, were responding to protests related to the death of Mr. Floyd, the authorities said. It was not immediately clear whether the people in the S.U.V. were part of the protest.
On Sunday, the driver of a tanker truck sped through a group of protesters on an interstate in Minneapolis. There were no serious injuries and the driver was arrested.On Sunday, the driver of a tanker truck sped through a group of protesters on an interstate in Minneapolis. There were no serious injuries and the driver was arrested.
Reporting was contributed by Anne Barnard, Emily Jo Corona, Luis Ferré-Sadurní, Alan Feuer, Michael Gold, Emma Goldberg, Melissa Guerrero, Corey Kilgannon, Colin Moynihan, Nicole Hong, Jeffery C. Mays, Andy Newman, Derek M. Norman, Azi Paybarah, Jan Ransom, Dana Rubinstein, Nate Schweber, Matthew Sedacca, Ashley Southall, Liam Stack, Matt Stevens, Nikita Stewart, Alex Traub, Neil Vigdor, Ali Watkins and Michael Wilson.Reporting was contributed by Anne Barnard, Emily Jo Corona, Luis Ferré-Sadurní, Alan Feuer, Michael Gold, Emma Goldberg, Melissa Guerrero, Corey Kilgannon, Colin Moynihan, Nicole Hong, Jeffery C. Mays, Andy Newman, Derek M. Norman, Azi Paybarah, Jan Ransom, Dana Rubinstein, Nate Schweber, Matthew Sedacca, Ashley Southall, Liam Stack, Matt Stevens, Nikita Stewart, Alex Traub, Neil Vigdor, Ali Watkins and Michael Wilson.