BLM Protests in NYC
Following the killing of George Floyd by police protesters have taken to the streets to protest police brutality.
# Wednesday, November 4th
Two NYPD officers on motorcycles drive down 3rd Ave in front of a Protest
2020-11-04
Two cyclists stand in the middle of Fifth Ave waiting for a protest to catch up
2020-11-04
A protest heads south on 2nd Ave near E30th St
2020-11-04
An organizer speaks in dark in the middle of the street
2020-11-04
44th St and 2nd Ave
Two protesters with bicycles block the street
2020-11-04
44th St and 2nd Ave
# Thursday, November 5th: Post Election Jitters
A huge NYPD presence follows a protest through SOHO
2020-11-05
On the Move
2020-11-05
On the Move
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# September 23rd: Grand Jury considering the death of Breonna Taylor announces the inditement
"On September 23, a state grand jury indicted Hankison on three counts of wanton endangerment for endangering Taylor's neighbors with his shots.[19] None of the officers involved in the raid have been charged in Taylor's death." From the Wikipedia page Shooting of Breonna Taylor
Protesters cross the Williamsburg Bridge
2020-09-23
# Friday, September 18th: Tit-For-Tat in Washington Square Park
I encountered this relatively small march in SoHo heading north to Washington Square Park from Foley Square.
NYPD officers arrest a protester
2020-09-18
An NYPD officer wearing a shirt labeled "Legal" pursues a protester a blue suit in to Washington Square Park
2020-09-18
NYPD Officers arrest protester in the blue suit
2020-09-18
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"General" and NYPD Inspector Nikus have previously been photographed together embracing in the past.
Protesters standing on the sidewalk outside Washington Square Park wave a Black Lives Matter flag
2020-09-18
In the foreground protesters on the perpendicular street film an arrest (arrestee pictured in following image)
NYPD officers flank an arrested protester before loading them in to a van.
2020-09-18
NYPD cyclists form a line across the intersection parallel to the line of protesters on the sidewalk
2020-09-18
Intersection of LaGuardia Pl and Washington Square South
NYPD Officers with visors, plastic face shields, and many zip tie handcuffs observe the protesters
2020-09-18
A NYPD Officer watches the south side of the block as officers with bicycles slowly push a crowd of protesters north towards Washington Square Park
2020-09-18
A NYPD officer in front of a van full of arrested protesters
2020-09-18
The week's increased arrests started on yesterday (NYPD Crushes Tiny Anti-ICE Protest With Overwhelming Force And Bloody Arrests, Gothamist). It seems that as the weather changes the NYPD is also changing their strategy.
NYPD Officers make several arrests after pushing protesters across Washington Square South Street on to the sidewalk in front of the park.
2020-09-18
# September 25th
Cyclists in reflective vests lead a bicycle protest in front of the Barclays Center
2020-09-25
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Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues
2020-09-25
Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues
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Cyclists cross the Williamsburg Bridge
2020-09-25
# Thursday, September 3rd: Protest for Daniel Prude in Times Square
Rain falls on protesters in Times Square
2020-09-03
Rain falls on protesters in Times Square
2020-09-03
A Ford Taurus speeds away from Times Square after driving through a protest
2020-09-03
No major injuries
A tight-lipped NYPD officer walks away from where the Ford Taurus drove through a protest without engaging with protesters
2020-09-03
A protester waves a "Black Lives Matter" flag in front of the Richard Rodgers Theater which is advertising the show "Hamilton"
2020-09-03
"History is happening in Manhattan..."
A protester holds up a skateboard with "We keep us safe" written on the deck
2020-09-03
A protester holds the lid of a pizza box with "BLACK LIVES MATTER" written on it in front of a video billboard in Times Square
2020-09-03
Two NYPD officers guard the Midtown North Precinct on 54th St in the rain
2020-09-03
Five minutes later the protest from Times Square would pass by on their way to Columbus Circle without incident
# Saturday, June 20th: Celebration March
A protest featuring a brass band marches through the East Village
2020-06-20
Musicians play New Orleans style brass band music while marching
2020-06-20
Musicians play New Orleans style brass band music while marching
2020-06-20
Protesters carrying signs and flowers march north on Church St with the Oculus looming in the background
2020-06-20
National Legal Guild Legal Observers watch and take notes as the protest enters the East Village
2020-06-20
A musician plays a trombone in the middle of a protest
2020-06-20
Protesters pass in front of the IFC Center in the East Village
2020-06-20
A protester holds up a sign in front of the Jefferson Market Library
2020-06-20
# Friday, June 19th: Brooklyn Bridge Crossing
A protester raises his fist while crossing the Brooklyn Bridge
2020-06-19
Protesters enter Manhattan across the Brooklyn Bridge
2020-06-19
A NYPD officer stands in front of the Manhattan Municipal Building watching protesters walk north in the street towards Foley Square
2020-06-19
Graffiti on an electrical box behind him reads "RIP George Floyd"
A protest enters Manhattan after crossing the Brooklyn Bridge in the automotive lane.
2020-06-19
# Sunday, June 14th: March through Times Square
A march organized by Warriors in the Garden met at Columbus Circle, listened to several speakers, and then headed south through Times Square in spite of portable fences set up by the NYPD.
A member of Warriors in the Garden speaks to a crowd in Columbus Circle
2020-06-14
A protester holds up a sign in front of the base of Columbus' pillar in Columbus Circle
2020-06-14
Police officers survey the crowd of protesters encountering the barricade at the north end of Times Square
2020-06-14
"Stop hiding your badge numbers you cowards"
2020-06-14
An NYPD officer attempts to prevent protests from moving portable barricades
2020-06-14
A NYPD officer and protesters
2020-06-14
Protesters carrying anti-Trump signs march through Times Square
2020-06-14
# Friday, June 12th Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Protesters in Brooklyn in a march headed from the Barclays Center pass through Williamsburg
2020-06-12
A protester speaks in to a megaphone
2020-06-12
A protester raises their fist
2020-06-12
An observer watches the protest pass by from the steps of a brownstone
2020-06-12
A man watches the protest pass through a Hasidic neighborhood in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
2020-06-12
Onlookers cheer the protest from their car
2020-06-12
A protester raises their fist
2020-06-12
The protest approaches the entrance to the Williamsburg Bridge
2020-06-12
Protesters Cross the Williamsburg Bridge
2020-06-12
Focus on one carrying a sign reading "Avenge Floyd"
Protesters cross the Williamsburg Bridge
2020-06-12
# Sunday, June 7th
Protesters walk west on 42nd St towards Grand Central Station
2020-06-07
# Saturday, June 6th
Police walk in front of a protest headed Northwest on Flatbush Ave
2020-06-06
Brooklyn
Hardware store staff cheer for a passing protest
2020-06-06
Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn
Protesters with a megaphone lead a chant
2020-06-06
Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn
A protester holds up a "Black lives matter" sign
2020-06-06
Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn
"Facist governments do not permit revolutions or progressive groups to exist no matter how peaceful they are"
2020-06-06
Brooklyn Bridge pedestrian walkway, Brooklyn side
An NYPD Counterterrorism bureau officer surveys protesters walking up the Brooklyn Bridge
2020-06-06
Brooklyn Bridge pedestrian walkway, Brooklyn side
Protesters carry a large painting of George Floyd in front of a line of NYPD officers
2020-06-06
Brooklyn Bridge pedestrian walkway, Brooklyn side
An ad for Corona Beer is displayed on a video billboard above protesters
2020-06-06
Barclays Center, Brooklyn
Protesters kneel and raise their fists in front of the Barclays Center
2020-06-06
Barclays Center, Brooklyn
A protester holds up a "Black lives matter" sign
2020-06-06
Brooklyn Bridge
A protester holds up a sign saying "Everyone vs. racism" in front of NYPD officers as it starts to rain
2020-06-06
City Hall, Manhattan
A women walking her bike opposite protesters holds up her fist as it starts to rain
2020-06-06
City Hall, Manhattan
A protester on a bicycle fist bumps a women holding in front of NYPD officers
2020-06-06
Her sign reads "take down systems of racism"
Protesters march past a line of police cars in the rain
2020-06-06
Fifth Ave, Manhattan
# Tuesday, June 2nd
"Legalize being black"
2020-06-02
Broadway, NYC
A protestor holds up a sign with the text "Kneel for the oppressed, not on the oppressed"
2020-06-02
Broadway, NYC
A protestor holds up a sign with the text "I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I can no longer accept."
2020-06-02
Broadway, NYC
A police officer carries on a conversation while protestors behind him hold signs saying "Defund NYPD" and "Black Lives Matter"
2020-06-02
Union Square Park
A women chargers her phone at a LinkNYC kiosk while police wait behind her
2020-06-02
Four police officers survey the march arriving at Union Square Park
2020-06-02
The march left the park, headed south on Broadway, looped through Washington Square Park, and returned to Union Square Park.
A protester holds a sign "There is not a vaccine for white supremacy -Roxane Gay"
2020-06-02
Union Square Park
A march breaks off from the crowd at Union Square Park and heads south on Broadway
2020-06-02
Protestors march down Broadway chanting "hands up, don't shoot" with their hands in the air
2020-06-02
A protestor on 14th St. carries a sign proclaiming "Fags hate cops too"
2020-06-02
A cyclist raises his fist in front of police as protesters march in to Washington Square
2020-06-02
Police officers form a line in the street surrounded on both sides by peaceful protesters
2020-06-02
Broadway, south of Union Square Park
An officer walks down the middle of the street
2020-06-02
Broadway, south of Union Square Park
A detective blocks a clearing in the street as officers behind him arrest a protester
2020-06-02
Broadway, south of Union Square Park
NYPD officers mingle on the sidewalk before declaring an unlawful gathering in and clearing the protest
2020-06-02
In the background a [LinkNYC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LinkNYC) kiosk screen cycles through names of people killed by police.
Protestors walk down the center of the street carrying a poster with a logo combining the anti-fascist three arrows symbol and the transgender symbol
2020-06-02
Workers replace Prince St. Pizza's decorative green and gold sign with a roll down security grille
2020-06-02
NoLIta, NYC
A cyclist pauses in front of a storefront covered in plywood and graffiti
2020-06-02
Bowery and East 3rd St.
# Saturday, May 30th Evening
# NOTE: This section contains photos of empty police vans being burned and aggressive treatment of protesters.
If you would like to skip to images of a peaceful protest earlier in the day click here.
A protestor with a megaphone leads chants in front of a line of NYPD officers
2020-05-30
Intersection of Houston and Bowery
NYPD officers pile out of vans parked in middle of the intersection
2020-05-30
Intersection of Houston and Bowery
Protesters drag a trashcan in to the middle of the street
2020-05-30
An Officer stands ready on his bicycle
2020-05-30
NYFD firefighters prepare to put out a burning NYPD van on University Place
2020-05-30
A NYPD Officer uses his baton to clear a protester blocking a bus
2020-05-30
# Saturday, May 30th Afternoon
Protesters march south on Broadway through Canal St
2020-05-30
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In response to the crowd's boos NYPD officers wave and say "Stay in school"
2020-05-30
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Protesters continue south on Broadway
2020-05-30
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A large police presence around City Hall prevents protesters from crossing the Brooklyn Bridge
2020-05-30
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Protesters march up the FDR Drive onramp under the Brooklyn Bridge
2020-05-30
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Protesters block traffic on the FDR Drive
2020-05-30
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# Friday, May 29th
Protesters hold up signs in front of New York County Criminal Court
2020-05-29
A cameraman is guided across the street ahead of protesters
2020-05-29
The Manhattan Municipal Building looms behind protesters
2020-05-29
A group of NYPD officers on bicycles circle the block to cut of marching protesters
2020-05-29
"Will I be Next"
2020-05-29
A Helicopter hovers above the New York County Criminal Court
2020-05-29
A police officer observes protesters after clearing the street
2020-05-29
A protester holds a Black Lives Matter sign as it starts to rain
2020-05-29