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On May 25, thousands of protesters took to the streets of New York City to commemorate the one year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd at the h
May 25, 2021, 10:50 p.m. ETMay 25, 2021, 10:50 p.m. ET Live Updates: Teen Who Recorded Floydâs Murder Speaks Out as Americans Gather to Mark his Death President Biden hosted the Floyd family at the White House on the anniversary of his murder, but legislation that bears his name has stalled in Congress. Morning gunshots rang out at the spot where he died in Minneapolis. Image Protesters participate in a vigil in Brooklyn on Tuesday, the one year anniversary of George Floydâs death.Credit...Stephanie Keith for The New York Times Key Updates: By Ali Watkins and Sadef Ali Kully Black L...
Demonstrations across the city took on varied tones throughout the day, a mix of frustration, celebration and sadness.
Marches, rallies, and vigils around the city paid tribute to Floyd and demanded an end to systemic racism in American law enforcement, including the NYPD.
Eric Adams Wants To Bring Back The NYPD’s Most Controversial Unit arrow This story is part of a joint reporting project from Gothamist/ . On a spring afternoon in 2015, three NYPD officers were on patrol in Bedford-Stuyvesant, when they noticed a red Chevy Impala with dark tinted windows. Officers Vaughan Ettienne, Ryan Galvin, and Mark Xylas, part of their precinct’s plainclothes Anti-Crime team, pulled the car over. Police said they smelled the odor of marijuana. When the driver couldn't provide the proper paperwork, the cops said, they ordered the driver out of the car. T...