39 Dramatic Photos Of The Eric Garner Protests In New York City
Protesters swarmed New York City streets — marching on Times Square, the West Side Highway, Union Square, and the Brooklyn Bridge — after a grand jury on Wednesday declined to indict the police officer who applied a fatal chokehold on Eric Garner. Here are some of the night's most dramatic photos.
A protester holds up a sign in Times Square.
Protesters in Times Square
People blocking the Lincoln Tunnel argue with police.
A protester readies his sign.
Police patrol Times Square with plastic handcuffs.
Protesters chant in Times Square
Police maneuver around protesters in Times Square.
Protesters in Times Square
A policeman grabs a protester marching along the West Side Highway.
A woman in Times Square during the protests
A demonstrator holds a "loosie" cigarette in front of a police officer in Midtown. Eric Garner was selling "loosies" when police locked him in the fatal chokehold.
Protesters hold up images of Michael Brown, who was killed in Ferguson, Missouri. A grand jury last week declined to indict the officer who shot Brown.
Protesters and police in Times Square.
A protester holds up a sign in Times Square.
Police survey Midtown Manhattan.
Protesters are blocked by police while marching along the West Side Highway.
Protesters in Times Square
Police and protesters in Times Square
People surround a taxi in Times Square.
People block traffic on Broadway, seen through the windshield of a taxi.
A protester holds up a sign in Times Square.
A man dressed as Batman holds up a sign at the Times Square protest.
Protesters march on the Brooklyn Bridge.
Protesters carry a barricade toward the West Side Highway.
Protesters hold up signs in Times Square.
Protesters march in Midtown.
Police stand patrol in front of Radio City Music Hall.
Protesters hold up signs in front of Radio City Music Hall.
A protester holds up her hands in Times Square.
Protesters march in Times Square.
A man waves to protesters near the West Side Highway.
A protester near the entrance to the West Side Highway
A woman closes her eyes during a moment of silence for Eric Garner near Times Square.
Protesters meet police near the West Side Highway.
People block the Lincoln Tunnel.
A father and son at the protest in Times Square
Demonstrators block the West Side Highway.
A protester walks through traffic in Times Square.
A protester holds up a sign in Midtown.
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