Protesters chanting "Fuck the Police" or "I Can't Breathe" have gathered all across the nation but the epicenter appears to be New York City in a massive show of defiance against the grand jury's decision in the Eric Garner fatal chokehold case. Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges are blocked, various highways and the Holland Tunnel, multiple arrests in Times Square and around Rockefeller Center and now 100s of protesters are heading to New York's 1 Police Plaza as helicopters hover overhead. Latest reports say objects are being thrown from buildings at NYPD officers...
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3-4 helicopters, media and NYPD, over Manhattan for the #ICantBreathe [7] protests. No TFRs like in #Ferguson [8]. pic.twitter.com/kOoLeR2C6U [9]
— Jason Rabinowitz (@AirlineFlyer) December 5, 2014 [10]
DEVELOPING: 28 arrests so far in Manhattan in #EricGarner [11] protests, law enforcement official says http://t.co/oRJCQrOitv [12]
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) December 5, 2014 [13]
BREAKING PHOTO: Multiple arrests in Times Square as crush of protestors converge #nbc4ny [14] #Garner [15] pic.twitter.com/TMK1LBM5tJ [16]
— Steven Bognar (@Bogs4NY) December 5, 2014 [17]
PHOTO: Scanning our chopper feed -- just caught this stunning shot of World Trade Center tonight #nbc4ny [14] pic.twitter.com/R9IkMVT2uQ [18]
— Steven Bognar (@Bogs4NY) December 5, 2014 [19]
NYC DOT providing some excellent views of the #ICantBreathe [7] protests. Thousands of people on the Manhattan Bridge. pic.twitter.com/xod5neqHZn [20]
— Jason Rabinowitz (@AirlineFlyer) December 5, 2014 [21]
The scene on the West Side Highway looks intense. Stay safe, #ICantBreathe [7] protesters! pic.twitter.com/vKnHZoQY4D [22]
— Jason Rabinowitz (@AirlineFlyer) December 5, 2014 [23]
NOW: Hundreds of protesters gathering in Foley Sq #EricGarner [11] pic.twitter.com/6n2b9njT5v [24]
— Joe Jackson (@joejackson) December 4, 2014 [25]
Crowds growing outside office in #FoleySquare [26] as #NYers [27] gather to call for #justiceforEricGarner [28] pic.twitter.com/inCCfyrgYl [29]
— Sara Valenzuela (@SaritaManhattan) December 4, 2014 [30]
Update: State Police arrested 4 people during tonight's protests http://t.co/UqV43NcrXT [31] pic.twitter.com/8SO5SiCsZO [32]
— WBZ Boston News (@cbsboston) December 5, 2014 [33]
#FoleySquare [26] totally full of protesters. #ericgarner [34] https://t.co/7K08fpUjLx [35]
— Nicolás Medina Mora (@MedinaMora) December 4, 2014 [36]
The Brooklyn Bridge tonight http://t.co/IZfaJEH2Xi [37] #EricGarner [11] #TamirRice [38] #MikeBrown [39] #TreyvonMartin [40] pic.twitter.com/vr3uDWhVOk [41]
— Pedro da Costa (@pdacosta) December 5, 2014 [42]
Hello Obama its happening NYC TIMES SQUARE NOW: #ICantBreathe [7] pic.twitter.com/uV2s6dXGcp [43]
— Abu YouheR (@obinoavey) December 5, 2014 [44]
#NYC [45] protesters success in shutting down city #ICantBreathe [7] #nypd [46] #brooklynbridge [47] #hollandtunnel [48] pic.twitter.com/oHrPneAqud [49]
— Jeff Pinette (@DPending) December 5, 2014 [50]
“@NYCityAlerts [51]: NYPD push back protesters in Times Square. Watch Live: @NBCNewYork [52] http://t.co/ek7OG5M60g [53] pic.twitter.com/aEJtuxxsNc [54]”
— Michael Chin (@RealMichaelChin) December 5, 2014 [55]
42nd and 7th. pic.twitter.com/bkMToJ4pp1 [56]
— Danielle Tcholakian (@danielleiat) December 5, 2014 [57]
Sign of the night #EricGarner [11] pic.twitter.com/EJO8tGzgG4 [58]
— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) December 5, 2014 [59]