Photos: Outraged Protesters Shut Down NYC Bridges For Michael Brown
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About 250 people took the roadway of the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge at about 12:15 am, followed by scores of police.<br/>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistA brief altercation between police and protestors erupted on Sixth Avenue in the West Village after a police officer on a scooter aggressively herded some marchers with his vehicle and was subsequently hit with a protest sign.<br/>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistFrom 6:00 pm until the Ferguson grand jury’s verdict was announced at around 9:30 pm, crowds gathered and grew in number at Union Square Park.<br/>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistFrom 6:00 pm until the Ferguson grand jury’s verdict was announced at around 9:30 pm, crowds gathered and grew in number at Union Square Park.<br/>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistFrom 6:00 pm until the Ferguson grand jury’s verdict was announced at around 9:30 pm, crowds gathered and grew in number at Union Square Park.<br/>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistFrom 6:00 pm until the Ferguson grand jury’s verdict was announced at around 9:30 pm, crowds gathered and grew in number at Union Square Park.<br/>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistFrom 6:00 pm until the Ferguson grand jury’s verdict was announced at around 9:30 pm, crowds gathered and grew in number at Union Square Park.<br/>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistFrom 6:00 pm until the Ferguson grand jury’s verdict was announced at around 9:30 pm, crowds gathered and grew in number at Union Square Park.<br/>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistFrom 6:00 pm until the Ferguson grand jury’s verdict was announced at around 9:30 pm, crowds gathered and grew in number at Union Square Park.<br/>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistFrom 6:00 pm until the Ferguson grand jury’s verdict was announced at around 9:30 pm, crowds gathered and grew in number at Union Square Park.<br/>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistFrom 6:00 pm until the Ferguson grand jury’s verdict was announced at around 9:30 pm, crowds gathered and grew in number at Union Square Park.<br/>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistAs the expected verdict announcement time of 9 pm came and went with no word, people remained in a tightly-knit throng on the north end of the park.<br/>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistWithin a minute of the news of the grand jury’s decision not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson for the killing of unarmed teenager Mike Brown, the crowds at Union Square began to march, heading uptown.<br>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistWithin a minute of the news of the grand jury’s decision not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson for the killing of unarmed teenager Mike Brown, the crowds at Union Square began to march, heading uptown.<br/>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistThe march reached Times Square and paused for a rally at the red steps on 46th Street, which were immediately closed to the public.<br/>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistIn Times Square<br/>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistIn Times Square<br/>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistIn Times Square<br/>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistThe march reached Times Square and paused for a rally at the red steps on 46th Street, which were immediately closed to the public.<br/>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistThere were several cabbies who, despite being inconvenienced by the streets being shut down by the protestors, showed their solidarity nonetheless.<br>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistThe march continued uptown into and through Harlem<br/>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistThe march continued uptown into and through Harlem<br/>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistOn 125th Street<br/>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistThe march continued uptown into and through Harlem<br/>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistAbout 250 people took the roadway of the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge at about 12:15 am, followed by scores of police.<br/>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistJust before the tollbooths, NYPD set up a barricade and would not allow the protest to continue, eventually announcing arrests would be made if protestors did not return to Manhattan.<br/>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistJust before the tollbooths, NYPD set up a barricade and would not allow the protest to continue, eventually announcing arrests would be made if protestors did not return to Manhattan.<br/>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistOne protestor urged his fellow marchers to avoid arrest.<br/>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistIt was not long before the ubiquitous orange protest net of the NYPD was unfurled and deployed.<br/>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistWhile the crowds still swelled at the police line, some marchers began to decompress on the roadway.<br/>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistAs the police line and net advanced, some were not so eager to leave.<br/>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistIn Times Square<br/>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistIn Times Square<br/>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistIn Times Square<br/>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistIn a small park at the foot of the RFK Bridge<br/>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistIn a small park at the foot of the RFK Bridge<br/>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistOne protester is taken away <br/>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistOne protester is taken away <br/>
Ellen Moynihan / Gothamist