![Protesters condemning police violence march and hold a 'die-in' at...]()
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Protesters condemning police violence march and hold a 'die-in' at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Monday during the second week of demonstrations follwing last week's grand jury decision on Eric Garner's chokehold death.
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Protestors marched from Foley Square westbound to the Westside Highway where they confronted police, Thursday, December 4th 2014, in a show of force in protest of the recent grand jury decisions in the Ferguson Missouri fatal police officer shooting of Michael Brown, and yesterday's no indictment of New York City cop Daniel Pantaleo in the choking death of Staten Island resident Eric Garner.
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At the start of the march protestors walk down West Market street to Broad street. The Newark AntiViolence Coalition and the People's Organization for Progress march Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, in Newark, NJ to protest the Eric Garner Grand Jury decision not to indict the New York City Police Department officers for Grander's death.
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Students at Jackson State University participate in the national Hands Up Walkout on Dec. 1, 2014, at the Gibbs-Green Plaza on the school's Jackson, Mississippi, campus. Protesters across the U.S. have walked off their jobs or away from classes in support of the Ferguson protesters.
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Protesters rallying against a grand jury's decision not to indict the police officer involved in the death of Eric Garner gather in Foley Square on Dec. 4, 2014, in New York.
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Protesters demand justice for the death of Eric Garner, disrupting traffic while raising their hands during a "sit-in" at an intersection in Times Square, in New York on Dec. 3, 2014.
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Demonstrators fall to the ground in front of the Washington Monument, on the perimeter of the White House, during a 'die-in' in the nation's capital.
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Dissenters stage a 'choke-in' on the floor at Forever 21 on Sunday, Dec. 7, to protest last Wednesday's grand jury ruling clearing Police Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the chokehold death of 43-year-old husband and father Eric Garner.
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Demonstrators protest against police violence, including the July chokehold death of unarmed black man Eric Garner in New York, as they march near the area where LAPD shot an assault suspect on December 5, in Hollywood, California December 6, 2014. Police responding to an assault with a deadly weapon call shot the man near the popular Hollywood and Highland complex Friday night.
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Protesters take part in an "I Can't Breathe" march at Hemming Park in Jacksonville, Fla. on Friday, Dec. 5, 2014.
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Protesters hold placards on December 6, 2014 on the Trocadero esplanade in Paris during a demonstration against police violence in France and in the US. The Paris demonstration took place after thousands of demonstrators marched in major cities across the United States in a fresh wave of protests against a spate of killings of unarmed black men by white police officers.
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Overturned trash bins are scattered across Shattuck Ave. Sunday night after a march against the New York City grand jury decision not to indict NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the death of Eric Garner turned violent in Berkeley, Calif.
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Joel Newsome chants with hundreds of other demonstrators, "Hands up, don't shoot!" during a protest in downtown Kalamazoo, Mich. on Friday, Dec. 5, 2014 against the non indictments of the police officers involved in the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. and Eric Garner in New York City.
![Protesters stop traffic on the West Side Highway after it...]()
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Protesters stop traffic on the West Side Highway after it was announced that the NYPD officer involved in the death of Eric Garner was not indicted Wednesday.
![Police try to disperse a crowd blocking the turnstiles at...]()
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Police try to disperse a crowd blocking the turnstiles at the Atlantic Avenue - Barclays Center subway station in Brooklyn during a protest Monday against Eric Garner's chokehold death.
![Protesters are arrested along the FDR Drive on Friday on...]()
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Protesters are arrested along the FDR Drive on Friday on the third day of mass demonstrations in New York City demanding justice for Eric Garner and denouncing police butality.
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Protestors marched from Foley Square westbound to the Westside Highway where they confronted police, Thursday, December 4th 2014, in a show of force in protest of the recent grand jury decisions in the Ferguson Missouri fatal police officer shooting of Michael Brown, and yesterday's no indictment of New York City cop Daniel Pantaleo in the choking death of Staten Island resident Eric Garner.
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A marcher en route from Union Square into Brooklyn offers a white rose to a police officer on Thursday night during the second day of furious protests against the Eric Garner decision in New York City.
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Marchers hold their hands up in Washington, D.C. , as they protest the recent deaths of unarmed men Michael Brown and Eric Garner in Washington, D.C.
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A group of high school students protest in Union Square in New York City on December 5th, 2014.
![Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving wears a black 'I Can't...]()
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Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving wears a black 'I Can't Breathe' T-shirt at the Barclays Center before a game against the Brooklyn Nets Monday night.
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A protestor holds up a cigarette during a protest in Grand Central Station on Dec. 3, 2014 after a grand jury decided not to charge a white police officer in the choking death of Eric Garner, a black man, days after a similar decision sparked renewed unrest in Missouri. Eric Garner died after being placed in a chokehold by New York police Officer Daniel Pantaleo while being arrested on suspicion of selling untaxed cigarettes in Staten Island.
![Protesters in Minneapolis shut down the northbound lanes of I-35W...]()
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Protesters in Minneapolis shut down the northbound lanes of I-35W on Dec. 4, a day after a grand jury declined to indict an NYPD officer in the chokehold death of Eric Garner.
![Daniel Skelton of Rahway, N.J., holds up cigarettes as he...]()
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Daniel Skelton of Rahway, N.J., holds up cigarettes as he protests the grand jury's decision near the spot where Eric Garner was put in a fatal chokehold. Garner was arrested for selling loose cigarettes in Staten Island.
![David Scott kneels with his hands raised in Oakland, Calif.,...]()
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David Scott kneels with his hands raised in Oakland, Calif., during a demonstration against a Staten Island grand jury's decision to clear a New York City police officer in the death of unarmed man Eric Garner.
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Demonstrators clash with New York Police Department officers in the Atlantic Avenue â?? Barclays Center subway station as Prince William and Kate Middleton attend a Nets-Cavaliers game on Monday, Dec. 8. The royal couple's courtside appearance coincided with a 'die-in' in the streets of Brooklyn to protest last week's grand jury ruling in the chokehold dath of Eric Garner.
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About 400 students from Abraham Lincoln High School gather after marching to the Colorado State Capitol Building in Denver, Colo. Hundreds of students from four Denver schools walked out of classes on Thursday to support protestors in Ferguson and New York, marking the second straight day of marches.
![Demonstrators march across the Brooklyn Bridge holding up signs in...]()
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Demonstrators march across the Brooklyn Bridge holding up signs in protest of the grand jury decision not to indict the NYPD officer involved in the chokehold death of Eric Garner on Dec. 4, 2014.
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A protester shouts as he's detained during a demonstration against police violence and the grand jury decision in the Eric Garner case in front of the Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri.
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People hold up signs reading 'I Can't Breathe' and 'Black Lives Matter' in Manhattan as they protest the grand jury's decision to clear the police officer who was shown on video placing Eric Garner in a chokehold which proved fatal.
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A woman cries after her husband was arrested near Times Square Thursday night during a rally protesting Wednesday's grand jury ruling.
![Man loots merchandise from a Radio Shack electronics store in...]()
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Man loots merchandise from a Radio Shack electronics store in Berkeley, Calif., during a protest on Sunday, Dec. 7, against the recent police-involved deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner.
![Benjamin Carr (left), the stepfather of Eric Garner, consoles a...]()
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Benjamin Carr (left), the stepfather of Eric Garner, consoles a man on the street where Eric Garner died.
![Esaw Garner (center, in black jacket), Eric Garner's widow, is...]()
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Esaw Garner (center, in black jacket), Eric Garner's widow, is overcome with emotion on Saturday, Dec. 6, as a wreath is placed at the spot at 202 Bay St. in Staten Island where he died on July 17.
![These ladies arrived hours beforehand to snag a front-row spot...]()
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These ladies arrived hours beforehand to snag a front-row spot for the festivities.
![Medics aid an injured protester after he was hit in...]()
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Medics aid an injured protester after he was hit in the head while attempting to stop others from vandalizing a Radio Shack during a march in Berkeley, Calif., on Sunday protesting police brutality.
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Hundreds of protestors have a die-in during the Kalamazoo Art Walk during a protest in downtown Kalamazoo, Mich. on Friday, Dec. 5, 2014 against the non indictments of the police officers involved in the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. and Eric Garner in New York City.
![Demonstrators march across the Brooklyn Bridge carrying coffins marked with...]()
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Demonstrators march across the Brooklyn Bridge carrying coffins marked with names of people killed by police.
![New Yorkers angry about the verdict in the Eric Garner...]()
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New Yorkers angry about the verdict in the Eric Garner case protest for a third night inside a Manhattan Macy's on December 5, 2014.
![Police officers tussle with a protester in Berkeley, Calif., on...]()
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Police officers tussle with a protester in Berkeley, Calif., on Saturday, Dec. 6, the fourth day of nationwide demonstrations following the Eric Garner and Michael Brown grand jury decisions to clear the police officers involved in their deaths.
![A westbound motorist chants "Hands up, don't shoot," in solidarity...]()
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A westbound motorist chants "Hands up, don't shoot," in solidarity with protesters rallying against a grand jury's decision not to indict the police officer involved in the death of Eric Garner as they cross the eastbound traffic lanes of the Brooklyn Bridge, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, in New York. A grand jury cleared a white New York City police officer Wednesday in the videotaped chokehold death of Garner, an unarmed black man, who had been stopped on suspicion of selling loose, untaxed cigarettes.
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Interfaith clergy members sing on the staircase at City Hall on Monday, Dec. 8, during a protest against last week's decision to clear Police Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the chokehold death of Eric Garner.
![Women kneel and call for an end to police violence...]()
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Women kneel and call for an end to police violence in front of the Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri.
![Blocking the highway, protesters march toward downtown Minneapolis, Minn. on...]()
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Blocking the highway, protesters march toward downtown Minneapolis, Minn. on I-35W, shutting down the freeway.
![Demonstrators shout in front of the James A. Farley Post...]()
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Demonstrators shout in front of the James A. Farley Post Office building on 33rd St. and Eighth Ave. on Sunday evening. It was the fifth day of unrest in New York City, and nationwide, following Wednesday's grand jury decision to clear a NYPD officer in the chokehold death of unarmed man Eric Garner.
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Police block hundreds of protesters marching along the West Side Highway Wednesday night.
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Police officers use tear gas to break up a rally against police abuse in Berkeley, Calif., early Sunday morning, on the fifth day of protests following the Eric Garner ruling.
![Actor Tyrese Gibson and daughter Shayla Somer join demonstrators protesting...]()
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Actor Tyrese Gibson and daughter Shayla Somer join demonstrators protesting against police violence, including the July chokehold death of unarmed black man Eric Garner in New York, as they march near the area where LAPD shot an assault suspect on December 5, in Hollywood, California December 6, 2014. Police responding to an assault with a deadly weapon call shot the man near the popular Hollywood and Highland complex Friday night.
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Police block a group of protesters from entering Interstate 93 in Boston, Mass., on Dec. 4, 2014, on ther second night of demonstrations against the Eric Garner decision.
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New Yorkers protest the grand jury's decision to absolve the police officer by holding a 'die-in' at Grand Central Terminal.
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Protestor Leslie Fine participates in a "die-in" at Grand Central Station during a demonstration against a grand jury's decision not to indict the police officer involved in the death of Eric Garner, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, in New York.
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A woman holds a sign beginning 'Black Lives Matter!' in the midst of another 'die-in' at Grand Central Terminal on the fourth day of nationwide protests against the deaths of unarmed men Eric Garner and Michael Brown.
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Protesters rallying against a grand jury's decision not to indict the police officer involved in the death of Eric Garner chant near a collection of mock coffins bearing the names of victims of fatal police encounters as they gather in Foley Square, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, in New York. A grand jury cleared a white New York City police officer Wednesday in the videotaped chokehold death of Garner, an unarmed black man, who had been stopped on suspicion of selling loose, untaxed cigarettes.
![A student protester flees as cops in Berkeley, Calif., try...]()
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A student protester flees as cops in Berkeley, Calif., try to disperse a demonstration against police abuse early in the morning on Sunday, Dec. 7.
![Crowd bands together in solidarity to march along the West...]()
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Crowd bands together in solidarity to march along the West Side Highway after the announcement was made that NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo, 29, would not be indicted in Eric Garner's July 17 death.
![Protesters angry about the verdict in the Eric Garner case...]()
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Protesters angry about the verdict in the Eric Garner case attenmpt to stop a police van on 7th Ave. on Dec. 4, 2014.
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Police clash with student protesters during a rally against police abuse in Berkeley, Calif., early Dec. 7.
![New York City Council members hold a spontaneous demonstration inside...]()
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New York City Council members hold a spontaneous demonstration inside council chambers in City Hall on Monday, Dec. 8, condemning last week's grand jury decision to absolve a police officer of Eric Garner's chokehold death.
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A demonstrator cries while gathering in Philadelphia to protest the Eric Garner grand jury decision during a Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at City Hall on Dec. 3, 2014 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Organizers called for the demonstration after a grand jury in the Staten Island borough of New York City declined to indict the police officer who used a chokehold on Garner, resulting in his death.
![Constance Graham (center, striped cap), the mother of Ramarley Graham,...]()
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Constance Graham (center, striped cap), the mother of Ramarley Graham, 18, shot and killed by police in 2012, joins a march which began in Union Square and flowed across the Brooklyn Bridge into Brooklyn on Dec. 4.
![Protesters gather in Foley Square in lower Manhattan demanding justice...]()
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Protesters gather in Foley Square in lower Manhattan demanding justice for the death of Eric Garner on Dec. 4, 2014.
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New York City Council members march and block traffic on Broadway outside City Hall on Monday, Dec. 8, following last week's grand jury decision to absolve a police officer of Eric Garner's chokehold death. Left to right are: Deborah Rose (D-S.I.), Julissa Ferreras (red scarf) (D-Queens), Corey Johson (D-Manhattan), Inez Dickens (D-Brooklyn), Jumaane Williams (D-Brooklyn), Ruben Wills (D-Queens), Mathieu Eugene (D-Brooklyn), Inez Barron (D-Brooklyn) and Andy King (D-Bronx), and behind Deborah Rose is Assemblyman Rafael Espinal (with beard).
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Demonstrators march in protest on the streets of St. Louis, Missouri on Dec. 3, 2014. Nationwide outrage and protests have erupted since a New York City grand jury also decided not to indict a white police officer in the death of Eric Garner in Staten Island, New York on July 17, 2014.
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Protester holds a placard reading 'Apologies to our royal visitors 4 the reception but this is a revolution' during a 'die-in' protesting police brutality outside the Barclays Center Monday night. Prince William and wife Kate Middleton were in town taking in a Nets game at the arena.
![Cecily Witcher of Brooklyn joins demonstrators at Grand Central Terminal...]()
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Cecily Witcher of Brooklyn joins demonstrators at Grand Central Terminal Sunday night to protest a Staten Island grand jury's decision not to indict the NYPD officer involved in the chokehold death of Eric Garner.
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California Highway Patrol officers form a line to block a freeway entrance on Sunday after protesters ran onto Highway 24 in Berkeley, Calif., during a march against police abuse.
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Protesters continue to press their point during a rally against police brutality in Grand Central Terminal on Saturday, Dec. 6.
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Protesters hold placards on December 6, 2014 on the Trocadero esplanade in Paris during a demonstration against police violence in France and in the US. The Paris demonstration took place after thousands of demonstrators marched in major cities across the United States in a fresh wave of protests against a spate of killings of unarmed black men by white police officers.
![Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James wears an 'I Can't Breathe'...]()
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Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James wears an 'I Can't Breathe' T-shirt, in reference to the chokehold death of Eric Garner, as he warms up before a game against the Brooklyn Nets at the Barclays Center. The Cavs won, 110-88.
![Demonstrators break windows and loot at a RadioShack in Berkeley,...]()
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Demonstrators break windows and loot at a RadioShack in Berkeley, Calif., on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014. Two police officers were injured Saturday night as a California protest over police killings turned violent, with protesters smashing windows and throwing rocks and bricks at police, who responded by firing tear gas, authorities said.
![Protesters holding signs that read 'Black Lives Matter' rally outside...]()
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Protesters holding signs that read 'Black Lives Matter' rally outside Radio City Music Hall in midtown Manhattan Wednesday night.
![Demonstrators block traffic at 15th St. and Pennsylvania Ave. in...]()
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Demonstrators block traffic at 15th St. and Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, D.C., in protest against the grand jury's decision.
![For a fourth straight day, Protestors march along 42nd Street...]()
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For a fourth straight day, Protestors march along 42nd Street against a grand jury's decision not to indict the police officer involved in the death of Eric Garner, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, in New York.
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Police watch protesters on the West Side Highway on Dec. 3, 2014 in New York. Protests began after a Grand Jury decided to not indict officer Daniel Pantaleo. Eric Garner died after being put in a chokehold by Pantaleo on July 17, 2014. Pantaleo had suspected Garner of selling untaxed cigarettes.
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Protesters, angry about the verdict in the Eric Garner case, continue their demonstration outside an Apple store in Manhattan on December 5, 2014.
![Bryant Park was the site of another 'die-in' on Friday...]()
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Bryant Park was the site of another 'die-in' on Friday as New Yorkers demonstrated for the third day since Wednesday's grand jury decision to clear the police officer who used a fatal chokehold on Eric Garner.
![Woman screams as a police officer stands by in Manhattan...]()
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Woman screams as a police officer stands by in Manhattan after the grand jury's decision was announced.
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The West Side Highway is blocked by a mass of protesters Wednesday night after an NYPD officer was cleared in the death of the unarmed husband and father, who had allegedly been selling loose cigarettes on the street in Staten Island.
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Police place a protester under arrest during a demonstration in St. Louis, Missouri, following the decision to clear a New York police officer in the death of unarmed man Eric Garner. Last week in Missouri, Police Officer Darren Wilson was cleared in the death of Michael Brown by a Ferguson grand jury.
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Protester takes a picture as he holds a burning, upside-down American flag on the street in Berkeley, Calif., early on Monday, Dec. 8. Protests seemed set to continue for the second week following last Wednesday's grand jury decision to clear a police officer of the death of an unarmed civilian in New York.
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Police wrestle a protester to the ground during a demonstration outside the Barclays Center Monday night.
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Protesters angry about the verdict in the Eric Garner case hold a demonstration inside a midtown Macy's for a third night in NY, NY on December 5, 2014.
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Neon lights of the Barclays Center illuminate protesters holding a 'die-in' outside the arena Monday night in the wake of last week's decision to clear a police officer in Eric Garner's chokehold death.
![Pedestrians look on as demonstrators march in protest on the...]()
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Pedestrians look on as demonstrators march in protest on the Brooklyn Bridge on Dec. 4, 2014.
![Demonstrators angry about the verdict in the Eric Garner case...]()
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Demonstrators angry about the verdict in the Eric Garner case protest for a second night in in New York City on Dec. 4, 2014. Here, someone pours water on a protester to aid him after being pepper sprayed in his eyes on 57th St.
![Protesters carrying signs join the crowd of spectators at the...]()
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Protesters carrying signs join the crowd of spectators at the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting.
![Protesters sprawl on the street outside the Barclays Center on...]()
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Protesters sprawl on the street outside the Barclays Center on Flatbush and Atlantic Aves. during a 'die-in' Monday night as Prince William and Kate Middleton attend the Nets-Cavaliers game at the venue.
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A woman gets arrested by police as she takes part in a protest in support of Eric Garner on 6th Avenue in New York City on Dec. 3, 2014.
![Demonstrators hold their hands up as they occupy a Toys...]()
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Demonstrators hold their hands up as they occupy a Toys 'R' Us store in midtown Manhattan on Sunday, Dec. 7.
![Marilyn Monroe impersonator April Q. Russell joins demonstrators protesting against...]()
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Marilyn Monroe impersonator April Q. Russell joins demonstrators protesting against police violence, including the July chokehold death of unarmed black man Eric Garner in New York, as they march near the area where LAPD shot an assault suspect on December 5, in Hollywood, California December 6, 2014. Police responding to an assault with a deadly weapon call shot the man near the popular Hollywood and Highland complex Friday night.
![Protestors marched from Foley Square westbound to the Westside Highway...]()
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Protestors marched from Foley Square westbound to the Westside Highway where they confronted police, Thursday, December 4th 2014, in a show of force in protest of the recent grand jury decisions in the Ferguson Missouri fatal police officer shooting of Michael Brown, and yesterday's no indictment of New York City cop Daniel Pantaleo in the choking death of Staten Island resident Eric Garner.
![Demonstrators block traffic on Highway I-395 during a protest against...]()
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Demonstrators block traffic on Highway I-395 during a protest against a New York grand jury decision Dec. 3, 2014 in Washington, DC.
![Boston residents hold a 'die-in' on State St. Thursday night...]()
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Boston residents hold a 'die-in' on State St. Thursday night to express their outrage over the deaths of unarmed men Eric Garner and Michael Brown.
![Police make arrests during a mass rally in Times Square...]()
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Police make arrests during a mass rally in Times Square Thursday night.
![Man displays a flag during a march in Berkeley, Calif.,...]()
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Man displays a flag during a march in Berkeley, Calif., on Sunday condemning last week's grand jury decision to clear a police officer in the chokehold death of an unarmed civilian in New York.
![People lie down in the street outside Rockefeller Center on...]()
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People lie down in the street outside Rockefeller Center on the night of the annual Christmas tree-lighting ceremony.
![Protesting New York City Council members stage a 'die in'...]()
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Protesting New York City Council members stage a 'die in' on the steps of City Hall on Monday, Dec. 8. About two dozen council members angry about the lack of an indictment in the Eric Garner chokehold case stood in the middle of Broadway chanting 'black lives matter' and 'I can?t breathe,' bringing traffic to a standstill for about five minutes.
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A protester is arrested on the West Side Highway at West 11th St., one of at least 14 arrested by 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 4, 2014 after thousands of protesters marched to protest a grand jury's decision not to indict a police officer in the chokehold death of Eric Garner.
![Demonstrator puts hands up during a rally in Times Square...]()
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Demonstrator puts hands up during a rally in Times Square following the grand jury's decision to clear New York City Police Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the death of Eric Garner of Staten Island.
![Protesters hold a sit-in at a Toys 'R' Us in...]()
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Protesters hold a sit-in at a Toys 'R' Us in Times Square on Saturday, Dec. 6, to condemn police brutality.
![A police officer aims toward the crowd during the fourth...]()
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A police officer aims toward the crowd during the fourth night of demonstrations over recent grand jury decisions in police-involved deaths on Saturday night, Dec. 6, 2014, in Berkeley, California. Witnesses say tear gas, flash bang grenades and rubber bullets were used in an attempt to disperse the protesters.
![Protesters condemning prolice brutality surge through Macy's Herald Square on...]()
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Protesters condemning prolice brutality surge through Macy's Herald Square on Sunday, Dec. 7.
![Logan Browning, with duct tape over her mouth, joins demonstrators...]()
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Logan Browning, with duct tape over her mouth, joins demonstrators protesting against police violence, including the July chokehold death of unarmed black man Eric Garner in New York, as they march near the area where LAPD shot an assault suspect on December 5, in Hollywood, California December 6, 2014. Police responding to an assault with a deadly weapon call shot the man near the popular Hollywood and Highland complex Friday night.
![Police chase a protester in front of the Barclays Center...]()
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Police chase a protester in front of the Barclays Center on Flatbush and Atlantic Aves. Monday night.
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Robert Corulla and Crystal DeMaio of Staten Island, who knew Eric Garner, hold their son Edward, 6, at a gathering near the spot where Garner died.
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Protesters stage a 'die-in' on Atlantic Ave. in Brooklyn amidst coffins marked with names of people killed by police, among them Shantel Davis and Khiel Coppin. Davis, 23, was shot in an allegedly stolen car in 2012, and Coppin, 18, was killed in 2007 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, when police mistakenly believed he had a gun.
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Demonstrators swarm the eastbound traffic lanes of the Brooklyn Bridge on Thursday night, the second night of protests against a Staten Island grand jury's decision to absolve a police officer in the chokehold death of Eric Garner.
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Demonstrators brandish signs in Foley Square during a massive rally in Manhattan against the grand jury's decision to clear Police Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the chokehold death of Eric Garner. Garner repeated he was unable to breathe 11 times prior to his death while being restrained.
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Protesters mimic choking during a Dec. 6 demonstration at Grand Central Terminal against the grand jury's decision Wednesday to clear an NYPD officer in the chokehold death of Eric Garner.
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A protester is arrested on 57th St. during protests sparked by the grand jury verdict in the Eric Garner case on Dec. 4, 2015.
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Student protesters run away as police deploy tear gas to disperse a rally against police violence in Berkeley, Calif., early Dec. 7.
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Demonstrators march through the Loop on the third day of nationwide protests condemning police brutality.
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Protestors lie down in Grand Central Station during a protest on Dec. 3, 2014 after a grand jury decided not to charge a white police officer in the choking death of Eric Garner, a black man, days after a similar decision sparked renewed unrest in Missouri. Eric Garner died after being placed in a chokehold by New York police Officer Daniel Pantaleo while being arrested on suspicion of selling untaxed cigarettes in Staten Island.
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Protesters sit amidst stuffed animals as they occupy the Disney Store in midtown Manhattan during a demonstration condemning police brutality. People also took over Grand Central Terminal, Macy's, Toys 'R' Us and Forever 21 on Sunday, Dec. 7, on the fifth day of unrest following the Eric Garner grand jury decision on Wednesday.
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New York Police Department officers watch demonstrators head over the Manhattan Bridge on Tuesday, Dec. 9, in Brooklyn. The protesters walked from the Barclays Center into Manhattan to protest a Staten Island grand jury's failure to indict NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the chokehold death of Eric Garner.
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A protestor in Foley Square in lower Manhattan carries a posted that reads, "I can't breathe," the powerful slogan for justice for Eric Garner.
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Protesters participate in a "die-in" at Grand Central Station as police stand guard during a demonstration against a grand jury's decision not to indict the police officer involved in the death of Eric Garner, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, in New York.
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Protesters moved their demonstration to a midtown Apple store on December 5, 2014.
NYPD officers clad in riot gear marched shoulder-to-shoulder to block protesters from snarling any of the city’s bridges, highways and tunnels late Wednesday, determined to prevent a repeat of the shutdown orchestrated by Ferguson protests just 10 days earlier.
It wasn’t enough. Traffic along the West Side Highway was halted after 9 p.m. as about 100 demonstrators blocked the roadway. Police with batons moved in quickly. Protesters struck the Lincoln Tunnel next. It was closed 15 minutes before reopening after 11 p.m.
The Brooklyn Bridge wasn’t spared, either. Crowds moved across after midnight.
From Rockefeller Center and Madison Ave. in Midtown to the Staten Island street corner where Eric Garner was placed into a fatal chokehold, thousands of demonstrators gathered to express frustration that an NYPD cop was not indicted Wednesday by a Richmond County grand jury.
The NYPD reported at least 40 arrests overnight.
Twitter was also overwhelmed by angry reaction with the hashtags #EricGarner, #BlackLivesMatter, #ICantBreathe and #ShutItDown trending.
Officer Daniel Pantaleo may still face internal disciplinary and federal charges related to the July 17 death of the 43-year-old Garner, but for one day at least the outrage was palpable as even Mayor de Blasio struck an apologetic tone in addressing the news.
Daniel Skelton, a New Jersey man, stood at the site where Garner died, holding loosies, or untaxed individual cigarettes, much like Garner did moments before his death.
The grand jury decision comes a little more than a week after a similar scene in Ferguson. Mo., where white police Officer Darren Wilson was not indicted in the shooting death of unarmed black teen Michael Brown Jr.
NYPD and city officials wanted to avoid a repeat of the violence, looting and burning of businesses that took place in the St. Louis suburb in the hours and days after the Nov. 24 decision.
So far protesters have taken the decision lying down — literally. Large groups staged “die-ins” in Grand Central Terminal, at Columbus Circle, outside Radio City Music Hall and later on the West Side Highway, laying on the pavement.
A crowd standing on W. 57th St. and Eighth Ave. blocked traffic and chanted “No justice, no peace!”
Demonstrators stood at the north end of Union Square to protest the grand jury decision in the Garner case. They carried signs that read “Ferguson is Everywhere.”
Subway service to Grand Central was halted when approximately 300 protesters flooded the station at 10:30 p.m. NYPD had trains bypass the station.
Video caught the entire Eric Garner episode in brutal fashion and Wednesday’s protests let authorities know that justice takes many forms.
With Joe Stepansky, Barry Paddock, Edgar Sandoval and Laura Bult
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