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Hundreds of people are being detained illegally in New York City in violation of their right to an arraignment within 24 hours of their arrest, the Legal Aid Society alleges in a lawsuit filed against the New York Police Department (NYPD) Tuesday night, which demands the detainees’ immediate release. When…

Protesters in New York, New York, rally against the police killing of George Floyd, which took place on May 25 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.ReutersLooters in New York City took freely from luxury stores and pharmacies alike on Sunday evening.In many instances, New York police officers sat and watched as people ransacked…

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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that people protesting the death of George Floyd have "by and large" been peaceful, and stressed that looters are a separate group."What's happening in this environment … all these issues are getting blurred," Cuomo said at his daily press briefing. "COVID-19 is one issue, the…

Mark Clennon, 32, is a photographer living in Harlem with his wife, and three-month-old daughter. On May 30, five days after George Floyd’s killing in Minneapolis, Clennon went out to photograph a peaceful protest winding through Manhattan.The energy was different to other protests, and I had to go out. Part…

(NEW YORK) — New York City imposed an 11 p.m. curfew Monday as the nation’s biggest city tried to head off another night of destruction erupting amid protests over George Floyd’s death. With an 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew, New York is joining other cities around the country in…

Unrest on the streets of New York City is the result of a total lack of leadership, former Mayor Rudy Giuliani tells Shannon Bream.Read More

(NEW YORK) — New York City officials were looking for a peaceful way forward as the city entered a fourth day of protests against police brutality that have left police cars burned and led to the arrest of hundreds of people. Mayor Bill de Blasio said he had no plans…

Union bus drivers in multiple cities are refusing to drive buses dispatched for police, issuing statements of solidarity and demanding justice in George Floyd’s murder. Over the past week, protests have broken out throughout the U.S. since Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, was killed during an arrest over an alleged…

Union bus drivers in multiple cities are refusing to drive buses dispatched for police, issuing statements of solidarity and demanding justice in George Floyd’s murder.Over the past week, protests have broken out throughout the U.S. since Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, was killed during an arrest over an alleged forgery…