NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — The Guardian Angels stated goal is to keep order and protect the community, but on Tuesday night, a few members of the group were attacked themselves by looters trying to break into a Manhattan Foot Locker. One of the Angels sustained injuries so severe he lost sight one eye. Cell […]
Day: June 3, 2020
George Floyd protesters ignore curfew aimed at taming looting, arsons; march through Lower Manhattan, Brooklyn, blocked from bridges by cops
Thousands of defiant protesters filled the streets around Gracie Mansion, Trump Tower, Battery Park and near Brooklyn’s Barclays Center Tuesday night to protest the Minneapolis killing of George Floyd as an 8 p.m. curfew took hold to tame days of rampant looting and arson. The order was largely ignored. Rogue marchers busted windows up and […]
NYPD arrests 280 more protesters and looters, big drop from previous day
The NYPD arrested 280 people overnight during protests over the death of George Floyd, officials said Wednesday. The number of arrests was a drastic drop from the 700 the NYPD made Monday night and early Tuesday when cops desperately tried to tamp down rampant looting and arson in both Midtown and the Bronx. A new […]
De Blasio: NYC Has Taken 'Step Forward' In Restoring Order; Curfew Will Remain In Place
NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — The NYPD arrested at least 200 people Tuesday night on the sixth day of protests in New York City, and while isolated looting was reported in Manhattan, it didn’t reach the severity of the nights before. “Last night we took a step forward in moving out of this difficult period,” de Blasio […]
How the Guardian Angels are trying to keep the peace amid looting
The Guardian Angels were founded in 1979. More than 40 years later, they’re an active presence around the country and are trying to keep protests safe. As peaceful demonstrations across the country protest the death of George Floyd, cities such as New York City are seeing looting at night. To combat the looting, curfews have been enacted […]
