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11:45 p.m. In a radio interview with WBLS tonight, Mayor Bill de Blasio said that he believed the curfew was having “a calming impact” and was “allowing things to get back to a better place.” But despite the fact that Wednesday night marked some of the most peaceful demonstrations since the protests against police brutality started last week, there were numerous reports of police officers aggressively arresting people, confiscating bikes, throwing bikes at people, and even allegedly assaulting them.

City Council member Keith Powers said that the above incident took place in his district in Midtown East, at 50th Street and 3rd Avenue: "This use of force is absolutely unacceptable. My office will be following up on this instance to find out what led this to happen and take action as needed." You can see videos of some of the other incidents involving aggressive policing below.

Hundreds of protesters at Barclays Center started marching toward the Brooklyn Bridge a few minutes before curfew began. When they arrived by 8:45 p.m., officers were already positioned along Tillary Street, blocking them from getting near the bridge. Protesters tried to get around the barricade by turning left down Tillary only to be met by a wall of officers—armed with shields and batons—along Cadman Plaza West.

A protester shouted, “don’t do this, don’t disturb the peace,” as one officer readied her baton. But the police didn’t budge and leaders of the protest urged people to turn back.

As protesters began to retreat, police charged through the crowd, causing people to run and flee. One officer threw a woman’s bike over to the grass. Police yelled “just go!” as they began enclosing on protesters, who responded by kneeling and raising their hands peacefully. But more fights ensued, and protesters continued retreating. And again, officers charged, forcing the protesters to run away as it began to pour.

"We kept trying to protect the police, and they kept pushing on us, and one thing led to another, and the police started hitting us with batons, everybody defending people, trying to protect people, run away, it was crazy shit," said Kew Gardens resident Dan Hancho after getting away from the scene. "The NYPD is responsible for tonight, and if the NYPD is responsible, de Blasio is responsible, [and] Cuomo is responsible for making them attack their own people."

At Least 60 Peaceful Protestors Arrested On UES After Curfew

10 p.m. At least 60 people have been arrested so far on the Upper East Side, according to police. Protesters who were walking down from the Gracie Mansion vigil began running all over the streets as police suddenly started to arrest people.

"We gave them warnings, [we told them] curfew is in effect...no one wanted to leave, so we brought out teams in and made 60 arrests and were able to disperse the rest of the crowds," NYPD Chief Of Department Terence Monahan told reporters near E 50th and 3rd Avenue.

Monahan said that there would be "no more tolerance" about people breaking curfew. "They have to be off the street. [There's] an 8 o'clock curfew, we gave them until 9 o’clock, and there was no indication they were going to leave the streets. This area has been hurt enough, businesses are suffering, residents here are suffering. We're just not gonna take it." After the arrests were made, he said the rest of the thousands of protesters dispersed.

Cops Begin To Arrest Peaceful Demonstrators In Brooklyn After Curfew

9:20 p.m. An hour after curfew began, NYPD officers have begun to arrest peaceful protesters who are still on the streets around the city. That includes at least 60 people who have been arrested so far on the Upper East Side, according to police.

There was a brief, tense standoff between protesters, who marched over from Barclays Center, and cops near the entrance of the Brooklyn Bridge at Camden Plaza West and Tillary Street. A little while after protesters stood down, the rain started and police began arresting people, with at least one person injured in the ensuing chaos.

Public Advocate Jumaane Williams witnessed what happened, and livestreamed it in the video below. Afterwards, he tweeted, "I can't believe what I just witnessed & experienced. The force used on nonviolent protestors was disgusting. No looting/no fires. Chants of "peaceful protest." [The NYPD] was simply enforcing an ill advised curfew. What happened was completely avoidable. I'm so ashamed of [Mayor Bill de Blasio]."

NY Times reporter Ali Watkins tweeted that things escalated all of a sudden in the area: "Cops kettled protestors at [Cadman] plaza, several were batoned. As protestors stopped to try and help, they got rushed again, bowling over several who were injured and bleeding."

Hundreds Of Protesters Stand Their Ground During Curfew At Barclays Center

Protesters at Barclays Center on June 3rd, 2020

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8 p.m. Hundreds of protesters assembled at Barclays Center show no intention of leaving as the city reaches tonight's 8 p.m. curfew. That included 21-year-old Keyshla Morales, who vowed to stay past curfew on her first day protesting.

At one point, the crowd became silent to allow fellow protesters who are Muslim to be able to pray: "We are Muslim and we are gonna pray," one of the organizers yelled as dozens of people knelt on rugs. Then when people were mass-texted an alert about the curfew, they broke into boos.

Police, who were lining the perimeter of Barclays, did not engage as protesters chanted, "you work for us." You can check out more videos of people chanting and peacefully protesting at Barclays below:

Over on the Upper East Side, hundreds of protesters have left the area around Gracie Mansion and begun walking south on 1st Avenue. UES resident Katie McIntyre said she was "a little bit" afraid of staying out past curfew, but was willing to do it in solidarity with others: "The fact that they've imposed curfew on us after people were mostly peacefully protesting is wrong, and even though I'm scared, I know I'm not one of the the most vulnerable here," the 32-year-old said.

Bronx resident Terrence Chulan, 27, said it was a little overwhelming to see so many white protesters out, but in a good way: "The same way that a majority of white people can step out of their comfort zone and join us, I feel like police officers should step out and march with us."

Peaceful Protesters Sit & Kneel In The Streets Near Gracie Mansion

Protesters sitting in the street near Gracie Mansion on June 3rd, 2020

Elizabeth Kim/Gothamist

7:30 p.m. Over a thousand people have begun to make their way to Gracie Mansion for tonight's planned protest and vigil. Police have cut off access to much of Carl Schurz Park and the area around the mayor's home, forcing protesters to instead sit and kneel in the adjacent streets nearby, particularly on East End Avenue.

Reporter Elizabeth Kim said the atmosphere was incredibly peaceful so far, except for the helicopters circling overhead: "It feels more like a vigil," she added. "You can hear the birds chirping."

Protesters sit silently with their fists up at 86th Street and East End Avenue on June 3rd, 2020

Caroline Lewis/Gothamist

People began using mics to address the crowd after that, with a speaker telling the majority-white crowd: "When you march with white skin, protect black and brown people."

You can get an impression of just how fortified Gracie Mansion is in the video below:

Seventh Day Of Demonstrations Begins In NYC

Demonstrators in Bay Ridge, June 3, 2020

Karen Yi / WNYC

6:12 p.m. After the second night of curfew, thousands of people are gathering across the city to protest anti-black racism and mourn the killing of George Floyd, the Minneapolis who died while a police officer kneeled on his neck.

In Bay Ridge, hundreds of protesters marched along Fifth Avenue staying on the sidewalk as a line of police officers walked alongside them in the street. When one protester spoke about the burden of being black, two white counter-protesters across the street yelled “what about being white?”

More: families cheered on from their porches and windows as the crowd made their way through chanting no justice no peace. Along the way, volunteers gave out water and snacks from their cars

Other actions in the city included:

  • 1 p.m protest in Tompkinville Park on Staten Island
  • 3 p.m. protest on Eastern Parkway and Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn
  • 4 p.m. protest in Washington Square Park in Manhattan
  • 6:30 p.m. protest at the Bloomberg Center on Roosevelt Island
  • 7 p.m. protest by Gracie Mansion in Manhattan
  • 7 p.m. vigil in Queensbridge Park

The group that started on Eastern Parkway marched on Bedford Avenue and onto Norman Avenue in Greenpoint. Gwen Bialic, 52, has been protesting since Saturday, and said today's protest has been peaceful so far. She hoped for some kind of de-escalation language from the federal government.

As for worries about coronavirus, she said she would get the test next week.

The large group made its way back into Williamsburg on Wythe Street, chanting, "No justice, no peace! Fuck these racist ass police," with applause from onlookers. Motorcyclists also revved their engines in solidarity at Wythe and 12th Street.

After Earlier Curfew, Arrests And Looting Decline

The NYPD arrested 280 people during the sixth day of protests over police violence, a dramatic drop from the prior day when nearly 700 individuals were detained.

During his press briefing on Wednesday, Mayor Bill de Blasio described Tuesday's demonstrations as overwhelmingly peaceful with fewer incidents of looting and violence. The mayor has been criticized by elected officials, including Governor Andrew Cuomo, for his management of the protests. On Tuesday, Cuomo called seemingly brazen acts of looting a "disgrace."

Police officers arrest protesters out after the 8pm curfew, June 2, 2020

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"We saw a very, very different picture around New York City yesterday," de Blasio said today.

On Tuesday, the city implemented a curfew starting at 8 p.m., three hours earlier than the one on Monday. In a move that drew complaints from protesters, for-hire car services, including Uber and Lyft, were prohibited from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday. CitiBike and Revel were also both also shut down starting at 8 p.m., as well the NYC Ferry's Midtown shuttle bus. Yellow cabs and green cabs were allowed to continue to operate for essential workers or those needing medical treatment.

But even as the number of arrests dropped, advocacy groups raised concerns about New Yorkers being held for longer than 24 hours in cramped Manhattan jail cells during a pandemic. People have also repeatedly reported that NYPD officers are often not wearing masks during the protests.

Journalists have also reported being attacked and arrested by NYPD. Across the country, there have been at least 100 reports of violence against journalists covering the protests over the last several days.

On Sunday, Tyler Blint-Welsh, a Wall Street Journal reporter who is black, tweeted about an incident in which he was struck in the face multiple times with riot shields. The Manhattan District Attorney Office has announced an investigation into the alleged assault.

Christopher Mathias, a reporter for Huffington Post, said he was tackled and arrested by the NYPD even after he showed them his press credentials.

And on Wednesday the Associated Press published a video showing NYPD officers shoving and yelling expletives at two of its journalists.

"No journalist should ever be detained," de Blasio said on Wednesday.

Police commissioner Dermot Shea said police were doing the best they could. He added: "Unfortunately we have some people reporting to be press but are lying."

Shea also said that he had received a letter from the Wall Street Journal and that he planned to call and apologize for the incident involving Blint-Welsh.

During his press briefing, Cuomo also said Wednesday's protests were better managed.

“Last night was much better,” he said. “Police officers had the resources and the capacity to do their jobs.”

He also confirmed a report that he called Shea on Tuesday to clarify his criticisms about the way the city has handled the nighttime looting.

“The actual police officers are the best,” he said. “My issue was with the management and deployment, never about the police officers.”