Most of the protests were peaceful, but the authorities said there was again looting. “These protests have power and meaning,” wrote Mayor Bill de Blasio on Twitter. “But as the night goes on, we see more and more groups using them to provoke violence and destroy things.”
The pictures showed that, among other things, window panes were smashed and looted at the well-known Macy’s department store in Manhattan and numerous luxury shops along Fifth Avenue and Broadway. There were protests in the other districts as well, with many participants ignoring the curfew. De Blasio announced that it should apply on Wednesday from 8 p.m. local time instead of 11 p.m. local time.
The African American Floyd was killed in a brutal police operation in Minneapolis last week. Protests then spread throughout the country, leading to riots and looting in numerous metropolises. Before New York, at least 40 cities in the US had already imposed night curfews, including the capital Washington.
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