Cheers and tears in George Floyd Square as guilty verdict read: 'Today is the beginning of the healing work' N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY People cried, hugged and chanted Floyd’s name. Some tossed handfuls of dollar bills into the air. The intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue – now known as George Floyd Square – has become a makeshift memorial to Floyd and a space for community healing after Floyd was killed at that location last May. On Tuesday, it was an epicenter of joyful disbelief. The verdict demanded by protesters and activists for nearly a year had been handed down.