hundreds of #GeorgeFloyd protesters gathered beside Parkside ave subway stop south of prospect Park
Ramarley Graham’s mother and brother are here, “8 years later we’re here,” and she says nothing has changed. “I’m not condoning this he burning and stuff but it’s the only fucking way they’ll understand”
Graham’s mom Constance Malcom says, “the minute you let up there’s gonna be another Eric garner.”
protesters raise fists in #GeorgeFloyd’s name.
Can’t see any NYPD police presence from my vantage point, vibe is angry but not tense, much more similar to a rally than last night at Barclays, so far.
Speaker with the mic tells everyone to fill out the @uscensusbureau tonight
Sister of Kwesi Ashun, who was mentally ill, killed by police last year in Brownsville.
Chants of “black lives matter” erupt form the crowd.
“This is not fucking Propsect Lefferts Gardens, this is fucking Flatbush,” speaker says.
Protesters ready to kick of a march, unclear which way they’re headed from here.
hundreds of marchers on the move now, East on Parkside..
Still no police officers in sight, and crowd is peacefully chanting and marching.
Now seeing a few police officers here and there, no riot gear.
crowd goes wild as MTA bus driver honks in support
Bus driver Yasmin Rowe honks in support, says she was we thankful to the @TWULocal100 refused to transport protesters last night. “We don’t work for the NYPD,” she said.
Multiple bus drivers and others stuck in Traffic along Flatbush Avenue honk in support.
Police vehicle comes through crowd but Turns out, line or NYPD officers assembling on Flatbush and Tilden.
Some protested form barrier with bikes and mopeds
Officers with batons walk alongside protesters.
Police chopper swerves overhead.
Protesters have tagged several cop cars, but officers are calm, but officers I can see are still the observing not agressint still.
Albert and Alberta Moise watching the march from their stoop say they’re thankful protesters are here.
Along the route activists are handing out snacks, water, and in a sign of the times, face masks and squirts of hand sanitizer.
And the calm has ceased police are splitting up protesters at Church and Bedford.
crowd is all out some continue on Church others are diverted south
Quiet and tense as protests stream pass the dozens of officers who’ve arrived, many have batons out.
Protesters pepper sprayed at Bedford and Tilden
Dozen or so protesters who were maxed on the ground, getting milk poured on their faces
James ojalvo, 27, was pepper sprayed. he says crowd was walking peacefully down the street when police stepped in and shoved them off the street with pepper sprAy and batons. “I’m from Minnesota I had to do something,” he said.
They got @nytimes staff photographer as well Chang Lee.
protester elden Gillette and Officer Carolei
“Sage’em our girl, sage em.. get them evil spirits out,” a lady on her stoop chants in support of this demonstrator who is smudging sage at police
@JumaaneWilliams at the scene now.
“What can we do differently,” protester asks police officer.
protesters pleads with officers
Tensions escalating again.
Protesters shoved off the street again, @JumaaneWilliams is going from place to place blocking police from protesters, someone just put on Bob Marley
Meanwhile a family dances on a stoop to Bob Marley.
NYPD now using some kind of annoying sound device.
Many police officers without masks, these protesters asked if they wanted extra but officers said no. All protesters I’ve seen have masks on.
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