Workers swept up broken glass on New York City sidewalks after a night of protests against police brutality following George Floyd’s death.
The police department sent 8,000 officers into the streets, doubling its presence in areas where there was violent property damage, according to a joint statement from de Blasio and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announcing the initial curfew. But the looting continued, so the mayor late Monday announced an extension of the restrictions, from 8 p.m. Tuesday to 5 a.m.
Violence by protesters “obscures the righteousness of the message,” Cuomo said earlier Monday at a press briefing. “It plays into the hands of people and forces who don’t want to make changes.”
The protests are happening as New York City, ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic, prepares to reopen June 8 after weeks of lockdown. Public officials have expressed concern that the protests could spark fresh Covid-19 outbreaks, but Cuomo said the state won’t know for weeks.
“We have to be smart tonight in this city,” the governor said.
New York hasn’t imposed a citywide curfew in modern memory.
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