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A growing number of protestors took to the streets of New York again last night to show their frustration with the Eric Garner grand jury decision. 200 people were arrested, bringing the total arrest count for two nights of protests to more than 300. Police said three people were charged with felonies, one for reckless endangerment and two for assaulting a police officer.
Though the evening was largely peaceful, the protests grew violent in some areas. Trash cans and metal barriers were thrown at police and police used pepper spray on protestors in at least one incident at E. 57th Street and Madison Avenue, The Wall Street Journal reports. About 5,000 people gathered in Foley Square, shouting, "No justice, no peace, no racist police," according to DNAinfo. 3,000 gathered in Union Square, while others shut down the West Side Highway and the Lincoln Tunnel, inspiring more supporters to join the march as they went. Hundreds peacefully marched from Manhattan to Brooklyn over the Manhattan Bridge, blocking traffic.
UPDATE: Activist group Willing Participant is planning a performance "that will peacefully engage New York City police officers in a dialogue," called "disarm," for Monday evening at 7pm in Times Square. Meet at the southeast corner of 49th Street and Sixth Avenue if you'd like to check it out.
See some photos from last night below:
Police get brutal and pepper spray protesters at Eric Garner protests in NYC. #shutitdown #ericgarner #mikebrown pic.twitter.com/SGCqA8ZYTJ
— Stacy Lanyon (@StacyLanyon) December 5, 2014
Sit-in at the entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel. #ICantBreathe #EnoughIsEnough pic.twitter.com/J05duuigJw
— War Ontographer (@WarOntographer) December 5, 2014
NOW: #EricGarner crowd reaches West Side Highway, heading north thru traffic pic.twitter.com/dn3BC4jPph
— Joe Jackson (@joejackson) December 5, 2014
More than 200 protesters arrested in NYC Thursday night in #EricGarner-related protests: http://t.co/WpAyklYibn pic.twitter.com/GvJq2yg1A0
— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) December 5, 2014
RT @BET: NYC weighs in on the #EricGarner decision and stands in solidarity. THIS IS POWERFUL: http://t.co/3bATIes9qw pic.twitter.com/HqYWVJJRqI
— 106&Park TODAY 5p (@106andpark) December 5, 2014
Protesters take over the West Side Highway tonight #EricGarner #NYC Via @maximusupinNYc pic.twitter.com/oGL05yDSZR
— New York City Alerts (@NYCityAlerts) December 5, 2014
Protests underway in NYC's Foley Square. #EricGarner — Livestream via @ABCNewsLive http://t.co/OrMHx2KzQB pic.twitter.com/71UJt9MxLX
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) December 4, 2014
At least 83 people were arrested in NYC in #EricGarner protests. More protests are planned. http://t.co/ofpsbADmyk pic.twitter.com/JCXKyIRy6D
— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) December 4, 2014