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Thousands of George Floyd protesters take to the streets of NYC

#Thousands of George Floyd protesters take to the streets of NYC

June 6, 2020 | 8:24pm | Updated June 6, 2020 | 8:52pm

Thousands of George Floyd protesters took to the streets for a tenth straight day of marches and rallies across the Big Apple on Saturday, with many anti-cop demonstrators urging the veritable dismantling of New York’s Finest.

An estimated 5,000 people filled Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village to hear speeches from activists and thousands more marched from Grand Army Plaza over the Brooklyn Bridge to lower Manhattan.

Some marchers from Brooklyn, holding signs that said “Bust police unions,” “Amerikkka” and “BLM,” held a moment of silence for Floyd and others lost to police violence.

“The police has always suppressed and repressed the poor and working class. The only thing that people can do is go out into the streets,” said Harlem activist Juan Peralta, who joined the march from West 110th Street to Washington Square Park.

Kirsten John Foy, a minister and activist, took on Mayor Bill de Blasio — for whom he worked when Hizzoner was public advocate.

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Protesters gather at Washington Square Park today.

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Protesters outside the Barclays Center today.

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Protesters march down Columbus Avenue in Manhattan today.

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“Black Lives Matter” graffiti is seen on the front entrance of the IFC movie house on 6th Avenue and 3rd Street in Manhattan.

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Protest marchers cross the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan today.

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Protesters march down Flatbush Avenue in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn.

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New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams speaks to protesters gathered at Washington Square Park today.

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Protest against racial inequality in the aftermath of the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in New York

A demonstrator is seen today in Brookyln.

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Marchers on their way from 110th Street and Central Park West to Washington Square Park today.

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“You think you can invoke and invoke the legacy of black life with photo ops, by pushing people in front of you that look like us,” Foy said. “But we see through your lies.”

As of Saturday morning, 1,049 arrests tied to the protests had been made in the previous week and police had issued 1,475 summonses for violating the curfew, NYPD officials said at a briefing.

Additional reporting by Craig McCarthy

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