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| N.Y.C. Protests Stay Peaceful as Earlier Curfew Takes Effect: Live Updates | |
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| For a second straight night, a citywide curfew took effect in New York on Tuesday, this time at 8 p.m., as officials tried again to curb the violent clashes, looting and other destructive acts have marred the mostly peaceful protests that have filled the streets for nearly a week. | |
| As happened on Monday, when much of the worst damage was done before an 11 p.m. curfew took effect, groups of people — many, if not most, of whom had come out to rally against police brutality and systemic racism — still lingered outside when the cutoff came. | |
| The crowds that remained were much smaller than they had been during the day’s protests, but as the earlier curfew took effect, it was early to say whether it would stop the kind of looting and vandalism that erupted on Monday across Midtown Manhattan and in the Bronx. | |
| Still, by the time 8 p.m. arrived, there had been fewer reports of stores being broken into than there had been on Monday, when, the police said, there were some 700 arrests. | |
| In a replay of the night before, the curfew did appear to diminish the number of peaceful demonstrators, who have gathered for six days to protest the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. | |
| Starting earlier in the day at sites across Manhattan and Brooklyn and then moving peacefully en masse from one stop to another, the protesters continued their calls for an end to police brutality and systemic racism with a calm sense of purpose. | |
| Stripped to its essence, their message was simple. | Stripped to its essence, their message was simple. |
| “I just want change, man — that’s it,” Andrew Ifill, 30, of Newark said as he marched through Lower Manhattan Tuesday afternoon. “I’m tired of people dying.” | “I just want change, man — that’s it,” Andrew Ifill, 30, of Newark said as he marched through Lower Manhattan Tuesday afternoon. “I’m tired of people dying.” |
| The latest round of rallies unfolded only hours after a rash of looting erupted through much of Midtown Manhattan, wrecking small shops and huge stores alike. In addition to casting a shadow over the protests, the destruction prompted Mayor Bill de Blasio to acknowledge that the curfew meant to halt it had failed, and to move Tuesday’s version up by three hours. | The latest round of rallies unfolded only hours after a rash of looting erupted through much of Midtown Manhattan, wrecking small shops and huge stores alike. In addition to casting a shadow over the protests, the destruction prompted Mayor Bill de Blasio to acknowledge that the curfew meant to halt it had failed, and to move Tuesday’s version up by three hours. |
| The events of Monday night also led Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Tuesday to criticize the New York Police Department sharply and to second-guess Mr. de Blasio’s handling of the lawless groups that had run amok. | The events of Monday night also led Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Tuesday to criticize the New York Police Department sharply and to second-guess Mr. de Blasio’s handling of the lawless groups that had run amok. |
| “The N.Y.P.D. and the mayor did not do their job last night,” Mr. Cuomo said. “It was rampant looting across the city last night that they did not stop.” | “The N.Y.P.D. and the mayor did not do their job last night,” Mr. Cuomo said. “It was rampant looting across the city last night that they did not stop.” |
| “Look at the videos — it was a disgrace,” the governor said, adding that Mr. de Blasio “underestimates the scope of the problem” in controlling the protests that have been marred by looting and by sometimes violent confrontations between demonstrators and the police. | “Look at the videos — it was a disgrace,” the governor said, adding that Mr. de Blasio “underestimates the scope of the problem” in controlling the protests that have been marred by looting and by sometimes violent confrontations between demonstrators and the police. |
| Mr. Cuomo said the State Police and 13,000 members of the National Guard were on standby. But Mr. de Blasio has said he opposes bringing in the National Guard, as President Trump has encouraged. | Mr. Cuomo said the State Police and 13,000 members of the National Guard were on standby. But Mr. de Blasio has said he opposes bringing in the National Guard, as President Trump has encouraged. |
| “We do not need nor do we think it’s wise for the National Guard to be in New York City,” Mr. de Blasio said at his daily briefing on Tuesday, calling it unwise to bring “outside armed forces into a situation they are not trained for.” | “We do not need nor do we think it’s wise for the National Guard to be in New York City,” Mr. de Blasio said at his daily briefing on Tuesday, calling it unwise to bring “outside armed forces into a situation they are not trained for.” |
| The mayor extended the city’s 8 p.m. curfew through June 7 and promised to take action against the “outsiders,” “gang members” and “common criminals” he said were responsible for looting and violence in Manhattan and the Bronx on Monday night. | The mayor extended the city’s 8 p.m. curfew through June 7 and promised to take action against the “outsiders,” “gang members” and “common criminals” he said were responsible for looting and violence in Manhattan and the Bronx on Monday night. |
| “I know we will overcome this. I want to be abundantly clear,” the mayor said before adding that “we will have a tough few days.” | “I know we will overcome this. I want to be abundantly clear,” the mayor said before adding that “we will have a tough few days.” |
| The mayor defended the police response to the looting, and called on civic, religious and neighborhood leaders to step forward and encourage peaceful protests while telling New Yorkers to prepare for a few more days of unrest. | The mayor defended the police response to the looting, and called on civic, religious and neighborhood leaders to step forward and encourage peaceful protests while telling New Yorkers to prepare for a few more days of unrest. |
| Mr. Cuomo repeatedly said he would need to “displace” the mayor in order to send in the National Guard. But to do so now, he added, could make an already chaotic situation even worse. | |
| Still, the governor made clear that the onus was on the mayor to get things under control. | Still, the governor made clear that the onus was on the mayor to get things under control. |
| In a statement released Tuesday evening, Richard Azzopardi, a senior adviser to the governor, clarified that Mr. Cuomo “has always said he has respect and confidence in the N.Y.P.D.” while doubling down on his critique of Mr. de Blasio. | In a statement released Tuesday evening, Richard Azzopardi, a senior adviser to the governor, clarified that Mr. Cuomo “has always said he has respect and confidence in the N.Y.P.D.” while doubling down on his critique of Mr. de Blasio. |
| “It’s not the men and women of the N.Y.P.D. — he questions the management and deployment of the N.Y.P.D. and believes the mayor should put more N.Y.P.D. officers on the streets to do their job,” Mr. Azzopardi’s statement said. “There are 36,000 police officers — why isn’t at least half the force on the streets protecting public safety with looting going on across the city?” | “It’s not the men and women of the N.Y.P.D. — he questions the management and deployment of the N.Y.P.D. and believes the mayor should put more N.Y.P.D. officers on the streets to do their job,” Mr. Azzopardi’s statement said. “There are 36,000 police officers — why isn’t at least half the force on the streets protecting public safety with looting going on across the city?” |
| On Pearl Street in Manhattan, under the Brooklyn Bridge, demonstrators who saw a verbal confrontation start between protesters and police officers rushed to intervene. “Not worth it!” one of the peacemakers said. | On Pearl Street in Manhattan, under the Brooklyn Bridge, demonstrators who saw a verbal confrontation start between protesters and police officers rushed to intervene. “Not worth it!” one of the peacemakers said. |
| On Wall Street, a young man implored a police sergeant to use his stature to bring change to his department. The sergeant responded by nodding his head in agreement. | On Wall Street, a young man implored a police sergeant to use his stature to bring change to his department. The sergeant responded by nodding his head in agreement. |
| At Washington Square Park, the site of a standoff a day earlier, scores of demonstrators left signs and flowers in a fountain before heading up to Fifth Avenue. | At Washington Square Park, the site of a standoff a day earlier, scores of demonstrators left signs and flowers in a fountain before heading up to Fifth Avenue. |
| Near Union Square, hundreds of marchers filled Park Avenue as they marched north. Some apologized to drivers for stopping traffic. As the crowd passed a Duane Reade store with a smashed entryway, construction workers inside pressed their faces to the glass; some, their eyes wide, filmed the protesters with their phones. | Near Union Square, hundreds of marchers filled Park Avenue as they marched north. Some apologized to drivers for stopping traffic. As the crowd passed a Duane Reade store with a smashed entryway, construction workers inside pressed their faces to the glass; some, their eyes wide, filmed the protesters with their phones. |
| Navid Mamoon, 20, marched with his mother, Nazmeen Mamoon, a Bangladeshi immigrant in her 50s, who said she had “never seen anything like this before,” in the United States. Ms. Mamoon said she supported the protests, but she added that she worked at a Macy’s store and that she and her colleagues were “scared” after the looting of the Herald Square flagship on Monday. | Navid Mamoon, 20, marched with his mother, Nazmeen Mamoon, a Bangladeshi immigrant in her 50s, who said she had “never seen anything like this before,” in the United States. Ms. Mamoon said she supported the protests, but she added that she worked at a Macy’s store and that she and her colleagues were “scared” after the looting of the Herald Square flagship on Monday. |
| Asked if she was also worried for her son, Ms. Mamoon offered a broader answer: “I am scared for all of us,” she said. | Asked if she was also worried for her son, Ms. Mamoon offered a broader answer: “I am scared for all of us,” she said. |
| Back at Washington Square Park earlier in the day, Alene Cohen, 92, looked on from the periphery as hundreds of protesters gathered in front of her. | Back at Washington Square Park earlier in the day, Alene Cohen, 92, looked on from the periphery as hundreds of protesters gathered in front of her. |
| She said that she had been “radicalized” after graduating from Brooklyn College in 1948 and that was particularly struck by the racial diversity of the protests of the past several days. She said she had not even had a conversation with a black person until she was 18 and in college. | She said that she had been “radicalized” after graduating from Brooklyn College in 1948 and that was particularly struck by the racial diversity of the protests of the past several days. She said she had not even had a conversation with a black person until she was 18 and in college. |
| “Nothing like this has happened in my 92 years of life,” she said. “I’m very proud of what all these people are doing, the grandchildren who might be here.” | “Nothing like this has happened in my 92 years of life,” she said. “I’m very proud of what all these people are doing, the grandchildren who might be here.” |
| She did find one fault with the crowds. | She did find one fault with the crowds. |
| “There should be more people out here my age protesting!” she said. | “There should be more people out here my age protesting!” she said. |
| Mr. de Blasio seemed to be trying to accomplish two goals in his briefing: unifying New Yorkers against recent acts of violence and looting, and explaining why a citywide curfew was necessary. | Mr. de Blasio seemed to be trying to accomplish two goals in his briefing: unifying New Yorkers against recent acts of violence and looting, and explaining why a citywide curfew was necessary. |
| By beginning the curfew at 8 p.m. instead of 11 p.m., the police would be in better position to address “any situation where someone is trying to do violence to person or property,” the mayor said in explaining his decision. | By beginning the curfew at 8 p.m. instead of 11 p.m., the police would be in better position to address “any situation where someone is trying to do violence to person or property,” the mayor said in explaining his decision. |
| He said that New Yorkers — from the city’s Police Department to ordinary citizens — were better equipped to deal with the looting and violence than outsiders like the National Guard. | He said that New Yorkers — from the city’s Police Department to ordinary citizens — were better equipped to deal with the looting and violence than outsiders like the National Guard. |
| “The people of New York City are strong and resilient. The people of New York City are good and decent people. The people of New York City stand up no matter what’s thrown at them,” Mr. de Blasio said. | “The people of New York City are strong and resilient. The people of New York City are good and decent people. The people of New York City stand up no matter what’s thrown at them,” Mr. de Blasio said. |
| He talked about being born in the city in 1961 and how over the next few decades it had overcome the threat of financial collapse, white flight and the AIDS and crack epidemics of the 1980s and ’90s. | He talked about being born in the city in 1961 and how over the next few decades it had overcome the threat of financial collapse, white flight and the AIDS and crack epidemics of the 1980s and ’90s. |
| The mayor added that the city was still in the midst of an enormous health challenge in dealing with the coronavirus outbreak; he said that the city was moving forward to begin the first phase of reopening on June 8 in spite of the unrest. He cited statistics showing a decline in the number of coronavirus infections. | The mayor added that the city was still in the midst of an enormous health challenge in dealing with the coronavirus outbreak; he said that the city was moving forward to begin the first phase of reopening on June 8 in spite of the unrest. He cited statistics showing a decline in the number of coronavirus infections. |
| Just two weeks ago, he said, the city was focused almost exclusively on beating back the pandemic. But the combination of the coronavirus and the economic ruin it has brought, along with the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minnesota, has taken a toll on the city. | Just two weeks ago, he said, the city was focused almost exclusively on beating back the pandemic. But the combination of the coronavirus and the economic ruin it has brought, along with the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minnesota, has taken a toll on the city. |
| “This is a horrible perfect storm we’re living through,” the mayor said. | “This is a horrible perfect storm we’re living through,” the mayor said. |
| 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 soon as the city’s curfew was announced on Monday, residents, elected officials and activists immediately raised questions about its enforcement and who would be exempt. | As soon as the city’s curfew was announced on Monday, residents, elected officials and activists immediately raised questions about its enforcement and who would be exempt. |
| Those issues resurfaced on Tuesday, when the Police Department said that traffic in Manhattan would be banned below 96th Street as part of the city’s curfew, with exemptions for local residents, essential workers, buses and truck deliveries. (The area includes neighborhoods that have been the sites of some of the large peaceful protests and some of those hit hardest by looting.) | Those issues resurfaced on Tuesday, when the Police Department said that traffic in Manhattan would be banned below 96th Street as part of the city’s curfew, with exemptions for local residents, essential workers, buses and truck deliveries. (The area includes neighborhoods that have been the sites of some of the large peaceful protests and some of those hit hardest by looting.) |
| City officials have issued guidance saying that “essential workers” are among those excepted from the shutdown order, which is in effect from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. | City officials have issued guidance saying that “essential workers” are among those excepted from the shutdown order, which is in effect from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. |
| Those exempt from the curfew include: | Those exempt from the curfew include: |
| Health care workers | Health care workers |
| Law-enforcement officers, firefighters and emergency medical technicians | Law-enforcement officers, firefighters and emergency medical technicians |
| Those working at businesses deemed essential during the coronavirus pandemic, including grocery stores, convenience stores and pharmacies | Those working at businesses deemed essential during the coronavirus pandemic, including grocery stores, convenience stores and pharmacies |
| People seeking medical treatment or obtaining medical supplies | People seeking medical treatment or obtaining medical supplies |
| Homeless people living unsheltered on the street and homeless outreach workers | Homeless people living unsheltered on the street and homeless outreach workers |
| Members of the news media | Members of the news media |
| Officials also clarified on Tuesday that the following activities are permitted during the curfew: | Officials also clarified on Tuesday that the following activities are permitted during the curfew: |
| Restaurant and food delivery | Restaurant and food delivery |
| Taking dogs out to use the bathroom, but only in the immediate vicinity of your home | Taking dogs out to use the bathroom, but only in the immediate vicinity of your home |
| For-hire car services, including those dispatched by Uber and Lyft, will also be banned from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., according to the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission, which oversees for-hire drivers. Yellow cabs and green cabs will continue to operate to transport essential workers or those needing medical treatment. | |
| Citi Bike, New York City’s bike-share program, said that the city was requiring it to shut down during the curfew. Revel, a moped-sharing company, said that it had been told to end its service at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, two hours before the curfew took effect. | |
| More than a dozen New York Times journalists are on the streets of the city on Tuesday night covering protests from Midtown Manhattan to Park Slope in Brooklyn to Fordham Road in the Bronx. They will be following demonstrators as they march and several are posting live updates on Twitter. | More than a dozen New York Times journalists are on the streets of the city on Tuesday night covering protests from Midtown Manhattan to Park Slope in Brooklyn to Fordham Road in the Bronx. They will be following demonstrators as they march and several are posting live updates on Twitter. |
| Here is a look at some of their reporting: | Here is a look at some of their reporting: |
| Black transgender men and women stood in a triangle slice of park in front of the Stonewall Inn as part of vast protest at the birthplace of the gay rights movement on Tuesday, using megaphones to call out the names of people who have been killed by police or have been victims of transphobic hate crimes. | |
| Many of those with the megaphones asked white people in the crowd of thousands to fall back as a gesture of respect for the movement. | |
| “We are standing here in a gentrified space with gentrifiers who do not live our lives,” one person said over a loud speaker. | |
| State Senator Brad Hoylman, an openly gay official who is white, attempted to speak but was initially shouted down by spectators who accused him of taking over a moment meant for black people. But another person silenced the hecklers, telling them: “He is at least trying.” | |
| One of the hecklers, Jose DeJesus, who is running for elected office in the Bronx, was furious. | |
| “They grandstand on our graves,” they said, with tears in their eyes. | |
| By around 6:30 p.m., the large group had splintered into separate protests; one group began heading toward Union Square, marching peacefully as a long line of police cars and officers in riot gear followed behind them. | |
| With the city’s curfew only about an hour away, some signaled a readiness to stay out on the streets well into the night. | |
| “The city is calling a curfew — it is a curfew on blackness!” Olympia Sudan, a black trans activist shouted to the crowd, which roared back approval. | |
| 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%!” |
| Reporting was contributed by Julia Carmel, Luis Ferré-Sadurní, Alan Feuer, Michael Gold, Melissa Guerrero, Corey Kilgannon, Colin Moynihan, Jeffery C. Mays, Andy Newman, Derek M. Norman, Azi Paybarah, Jan Ransom, Dana Rubinstein, Ashley Southall, Liam Stack, Matt Stevens, Alex Traub. | Reporting was contributed by Julia Carmel, Luis Ferré-Sadurní, Alan Feuer, Michael Gold, Melissa Guerrero, Corey Kilgannon, Colin Moynihan, Jeffery C. Mays, Andy Newman, Derek M. Norman, Azi Paybarah, Jan Ransom, Dana Rubinstein, Ashley Southall, Liam Stack, Matt Stevens, Alex Traub. |