Thousands of NYC Ferguson Protestors Block Off Lincoln Tunnel, FDR Drive
New Yorkers protesting the Darren Wilson grand jury decision shut down large swathes of the city Tuesday evening, blocking off an entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel and both sides of the FDR Drive as thousands of people joined the march.
It's the second night of protests in New York, and traffic was again brought to a standstill around the city when groups of demonstrators attempted to walk through the Lincoln Tunnel and entered the FDR Drive, blocking traffic from both directions downtown. There were also reports of delays or shutdowns at the Holland and Midtown tunnels.
#Ferguson on the Hudson"@Breaking911: BREAKING - PROTESTERS SHUT DOWN THE FDR DRIVE IN LOWER MANHATTAN. #FERGUSON pic.twitter.com/ou1rcOFFjP"
— Yves Gebhardt (@YvesGebhardt) November 26, 2014
FDR drive taken by protesters for #mikebrown http://t.co/tolXRgaSc1 pic.twitter.com/koInnQepvP
— StopMotionsolo (@StopMotionsolo) November 26, 2014
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton promised to give protestors "breathing room," but CBS reported witnessing some scuffles between cops and protestors and at least five people were reportedly arrested Tuesday night.
Now at 40 and 11. Cops trying desperate to keep them from #lincolntunnel #BREAKING @ABC7NY pic.twitter.com/9rc15v77ub
— Josh Einiger (@JoshEiniger7) November 25, 2014
Listen live to our NYPD Citywide feed of the protests Block Entrance To The Lincoln Tunnel. http://t.co/ePwAJarmd7 pic.twitter.com/MKcn429jtO
— NYC Fire Wire (@NYCFireWire) November 26, 2014
Protesters violently arrested for blocking the Lincoln Tunnel by @NYPDnews . http://t.co/LONXcgkKWl pic.twitter.com/30EhK8fhLF #shutitdown
— Viva la causa! (@70torinoman) November 26, 2014
Similar protests have been reported in dozens of cities across the country, including DC, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia.