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We've been following protesters all around midtown tonight. i would say about 20 of them had a spontaneous die-in, if you will, at 43rd and 6th street. that is one of the symbols of the ferguson incident, they lay down on the ground with their hands up, replicating the position they say of michael brown. but in this case they were protesting not only michael brown but also the death of eric gardner. >> anne thompson live in grand central, where she's been following the protests as they snake around the city tonight. thank you very much. joining me now is nbc news correspondent ron allen. he's ...

>> i cans breathe. >> it's a very painful day for so many new yorkers. >> reporter: arrests made throughout the night as outrage pulsed throughout the city streets for more than nine hours. most chanting garner's last words. >> i can't breathe. >> reporter: before dying on this staten island street. >> i can't breathe. i can't breathe. >> i can't breathe. >> reporter: police, some in riot gear, blocking intersections, as protesters began shutting down the city's most iconic landmarks. stopping the flow of traffic into and out of the island of manhattan for hours. some lying down right in the m...

So many new yorkers. >> arrests made throughout the night as outrage pulsed throughout the city streets for more than nine hours. >> black lives matter! >> most chanting garner's last words -- >> i can't breathe -- >> before dying on this staten island street. police, some in riot gear, blocking intersections as protesters began shutting down the city's most iconic landmarks. stopping the flow of traffic into and out of the island of manhattan for hours. some lying down right in the middle of the road. the same inside grand central station. where other protesters staged a massive die-in, as ev...

African-americans. some gathered just steps away from where the fatal confrontation took place. >> they didn't indict him? why? where is the justice at? >> anybody with eyes can see what happened. >> reporter: while there was anger, so far, no violence. >> he shouldn't have been killed in that way. he shouldn't have been killed in any way. he should be here celebrating christmas and thanksgiving and everything else with his children and his grandchildren. and he can't. why? because a cop did wrong. >> reporter: police around the city were out in force. after the decision, new york city's times...

Call this case better be. >> the justice department will proceed with a federal civil rights situation. >> this is an issue we've been dealing with for too long and it's time for us to make more progress than ewe've made. >> tonight, protests against the decision. >> crowds of protesters gathering. >> some of them without a block of the rockefeller christmas tree. >> at grand central station, a so-called die-in. >> police are embraced for even more. >> i urge all of those inclined to demonstrate tonight and the days ahead to remain peaceful. >> it's a cry to recognize and understood that black...