The city moved up the curfew that was at
After chaos erupted again overnight amid protests over George Floyd’s death — despite an
The police department announced it would allow no vehicle traffic south of
“We’re going to have a tough few days. We’re going to beat it back,” de Blasio, a Democrat, said in announcing that an
As he spoke at
“This is our community,”
The violence threatened to overshadow the anger over the death of Floyd, a black man who died on
Protests resumed Tuesday, with people marching in groups of thousands in parts of
“Something has to break, and it’s not going to be us,” said
“We’re here because something needs to change. We hear Cuomo and de Blasio everyday saying what’s happening is unacceptable but with no actionable plan from them.”
While de Blasio insisted the city would put a stop to the violence and vandalism that have marred largely peaceful mass demonstrations surrounding Floyd's death, both the Republican president and the Democratic governor laid into the city's handling of the mayhem thus far.
“The NYPD and the mayor did not do their job last night,” Cuomo said at a briefing in
He said the mayor was underestimating the problem and the nation's largest police force wasn't deployed in sufficient numbers, though the city had said it doubled the usual police presence.
Cuomo's remarks infuriated the
Unprompted, Cuomo brought up the possibility of using his power as governor to replace the mayor and deploy the
On Twitter, Trump urged a
“The lowlifes and losers are ripping you apart. Act fast!” he wrote.
But de Blasio said the
"We will regret it if we bring outside armed forces,” he said. “When you bring in people not trained for the circumstance but still with loaded weapons and put under horrible stress, really bad things happen.”
That struck Rep.
"This isn’t for the peaceful protests, it’s to assist the men and women of the
The mayhem over the last four nights has clearly challenged the 36,000-officer police force, which has a reputation as a muscular, well-resourced agency that has driven down crime and faced down terror threats in the nation's biggest city.
On Monday night and early Tuesday, police again struggled to keep up with, let alone get ahead of, roving groups of people bashing their way into shops, including Macy’s flagship
De Blasio said the city had expected problems farther downtown, as had happened the night before, and “adjustments were made” once officials realized that the hot spots had shifted.
Vandals who struck in the
Nearly 700 people were arrested overnight, and several officers were injured. A sergeant was struck by a hit-and-run driver in the
Back in the
“They just got up, got brooms, got garbage cans, garbage bags and started cleaning up,” Gonzalez said. “I had to come out.”
Villeneuve reported from
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