Esha Ray, Rocco Parascandola, Thomas TracyJune 30, 2020, 1:16 PM UTCAt least three people were in custody Tuesday after cops in riot gear clashed with protesters occupying City Hall Park Tuesday as the city council prepares for a budget meeting.
clearly the nyc mayor gave orders to clear the week-long City Hall demonstration this morning ahead of the planned budget meeting today - what a fucking coward pic.twitter.com/WEBtxEN4mAOne person involved in the fray was taken into custody and is expected to be charged with assault on a police officer, authorities said. A second was taken in on allegation of disorderly conduct.
#BREAKING Protesters clash with police near City Hall ahead of NYC budget hearing @ADiLorenzoTV has the latest: https://t.co/8Dzkt3nOQC pic.twitter.com/JKxkYlnA0GHe was charged with making graffiti, criminal mischief, reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct, cops said. @NYCMayor 's @NYPDCT unit drags and stomps a singular woman across the street behind a barricade seemingly unaware, while protestors cried out to have them help her. Reported also that they broke someone's arm, knelt on someone's neck. #OccupyCityHall #DefundThePolice pic.twitter.com/piqM0dH7WVVideos show several people taken into custody as cops pushed through the park Tuesday morning.
Pretty boy Floyd was not a choir boy.