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New York Mayor Bill De Blasio has extended the city's curfew order amid ongoing protests and unrest over police brutality, imposing another day of travel restrictions after authorities again failed to stop looting and vandalism.After less than a day, New York City extends curfew through June 7 over protests & looting
Announcing the move in a tweet on Monday night, De Blasio said Tuesday will see another curfew, this time beginning at 8pm instead of 11pm, noting that "keeping people safe" is his "first priority."
"These protests have power and meaning. But as the night wears on we are seeing groups use them to incite violence and destroy property," the mayor said.
New York City has imposed an 8pm to 5am curfew through June 7 for citizens amid ongoing protests over the killing of George Floyd and only a day after having designated different time limits.Cuomo threatens NYC mayor de Blasio with 'displacement' over refusal to deploy National Guard against looters
"I am extending the curfew, which I announced would be beginning again at 8pm tonight until 5am Wednesday morning. We are going to continue that curfew for the remainder of this week," New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio said at a Tuesday press conference.
Governor Andrew Cuomo previously imposed a curfew on the city that would begin at 11pm and last until 5am.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo slammed New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's refusal to deploy the National Guard against looters who've run wild for two nights, briefly mulling "displacing" the mayor and taking over himself.Two officers & several others wounded in Brooklyn shooting amid ongoing police brutality protests
"The NY [Police Department] and the mayor did not do their job last night. I believe that," Cuomo raged during a press conference on Tuesday, calling the late-night looting that took place in the Bronx despite an 11pm to 5am curfew "inexcusable."
"I am disappointed and outraged at what happened in New York City last night. Those looters, that criminal activity hurt everyone," he snarled. Cuomo excoriated his city nemesis for refusing to send in the National Guard, noting that he would have to "displace the mayor" and "basically take over the mayor's job" in order to send in the Guard himself.
However, he backed away from that possibility quickly, demurring that "I don't think we are at that point." Sending in troops on top of the NYPD would just create "chaos and mayhem," he said.
At least two NYPD officers and a number of civilians were injured in a barrage of gunshots in Brooklyn, where protests over police violence rage on. The suspect was reportedly shot and killed in the incident.
The two officers and up to three others were taken to hospital on Tuesday night after the shooting - in which between 10 and 20 shots rang out - though the extent of their injuries is unknown, according to local media. The shooter's connection to the protests, if any, also remains unclear.
As opposed to the murder that's going on?
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