NY State of Mind

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New York City, often called The Big Apple or #TheCity is the most populous metropolis in the United States. With an estimated population of 8,336,817 distributed over 303 square miles, NY is also the most densely populated #MegaCity in #USA

In New York City, at least 633 civilian complaints were filed against the #NYPD after a week of protests. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/bowser-black-lives-matter-street/2020/06/05/eb44ff4a-a733-11ea-bb20-ebf0921f3bbd_story.html?utm_source=The+Marshall+Project+Newsletter&utm_campaign=2cd035c5cd-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_06_06_11_27&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5e02cdad9d-2cd035c5cd-174291017

Once New York police arrest protesters for violating curfew #FBI agents interrogate them about their political views. https://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-leaked-document-reveals-details-of-federal-law-enforcement-patrolling-washington-amid-protests-154138680.html?utm_source=The+Marshall+Project+Newsletter&utm_campaign=2cd035c5cd-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_06_06_11_27&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5e02cdad9d-2cd035c5cd-174291017

The NYPD also now is “kettling” peaceful protesters by trapping them in confined public spaces that do not allow demonstrators to exit and then violently arresting them. https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2020%2F06%2F05%2Fnyregion%2Fpolice-kettling-protests-nyc.html%3Fsmid%3Dtw-share&text=%E2%80%98Kettling%E2%80%99%20of%20Peaceful%20Protesters%20Shows%20Aggressive%20Shift%20by%20N.Y.%20Police