'No more tolerance': NYPD breaks up peaceful protests after curfew

Описание: The NYPD changed tactics during a tamer night of protests Wednesday, breaking up peaceful demonstrations after the curfew had passed, angering some elected officials.

Advocates credited the new approach with stopping some of the destruction of previous nights, but critics said the calm came at a high price as the city was forced to grind to a halt at 8 p.m.

Bridges were closed to traffic, and police arrested dozens of orderly people for violating the curfew. About an hour after the deadline to get off the street, officers began moving in on crowds of demonstrators in Manhattan and Brooklyn, at times blasting people with pepper spray or using batons to shove people who didn't move fast enough.

Two large peaceful protests that continued after the curfew were broken up by police, resulting in 180 arrests in both Downtown Brooklyn and on the Upper East Side.

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