Protestors Shut Down New York Traffic For Second Night in a Row
Thousands of protestors shut down swathes of downtown Manhattan and Brooklyn in the second night of protests sparked by a grand jury's decision not to indict a police officer who killed Eric Garner in a chokehold this summer.
By 8 p.m. Thursday, both the West Side Highway and Brooklyn Bridge were shut down by protestors. Police tell CNN they're trying to give protestors breathing room.
NOW: #EricGarner crowd reaches West Side Highway, heading north thru traffic pic.twitter.com/dn3BC4jPph
— Joe Jackson (@joejackson) December 5, 2014
March paralyzes West Side Highway as demonstrators take to the roadway. (photo: @aymanndotcom) pic.twitter.com/xOmG7lQSi5
— ANIMALNewYork (@ANIMALNewYork) December 5, 2014
MUCH bigger protests than last night. Peaceful. Many college age. Shut down streets. Police say goal is traffic jam pic.twitter.com/VNiPXJGnhT
— Chris Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) December 5, 2014
Update 8:25 p.m.
There are already reports of arrests:
Arrests happening. West Side Highway and 11th Street. pic.twitter.com/PiNU4vmkQk
— ANIMALNewYork (@ANIMALNewYork) December 5, 2014
At least 20 protesters arrested during sit-in in Chinatown NYC, CNN’s Brooke Baldwin reports pic.twitter.com/NvpIKGYUwz
— Jon Passantino (@passantino) December 5, 2014
Update 9 p.m.
A protestor was reportedly hit by a cab a few blocks away from the Brooklyn Bridge.
NYC: Manhattan bridge now being closed by NYPD - A car just ran over a protestor at W. Broadway and Chambers st EMS responding.
— NY Scanner (@NYScanner) December 5, 2014
Update 12 a.m.
Protestors staged a mass sit-in at the Holland Tunnel, completely blocking traffic.
Sit-in at the entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel. #ICantBreathe #EnoughIsEnough pic.twitter.com/J05duuigJw
— War Ontographer (@WarOntographer) December 5, 2014
[screenshot via CNN]
