{"id":29732,"date":"2020-09-28T11:20:44","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T15:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=29732"},"modified":"2020-09-28T11:20:44","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T15:20:44","slug":"nypd-officers-charge-at-protesters-in-the-midst-of-outdoor-diners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=29732","title":{"rendered":"NYPD Officers Charge at Protesters in the Midst of Outdoor Diners"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Video shows NYPD charge at, arrest protesters amid outdoor diners in NYC<\/h1>\n<p>By Alex Taylor and Vincent Barone<br \/>\nNew York Post<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"348\" width=\"618\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/4137224153001\/6aIMRO3kiI_default\/index.html?videoId=6194924788001\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Dramatic video shows NYPD officers, some in riot gear, arrest a group of protesters in the midst of outdoor diners in the West Village on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>The protesters \u2014 who were later hit with charges that include disorderly conduct \u2014 had been gathered on the sidewalk and a pedestrian island on Hudson Street near 10th Street.<\/p>\n<p>Facing them across the street was a large group of bike cops, according to a video of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>An automated police announcement warned against restricting pedestrian or vehicular traffic.<\/p>\n<p>Suddenly, at around 9 p.m., officers race across the street, and shouting is heard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat are you doing!?\u201d one person shouts as the officers knock over a restaurant\u2019s stool in pursuit of a protester.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters said they had moved onto Hudson Street after earlier marching to the nearby 6th Precinct to protest police busting up what they said had been a peaceful, art-driven rally in Washington Square Park, complete with a DJ playing music.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a DJ there but there is always music in Washington Square Park. It wasn\u2019t louder than it usually is,\u201d said one protester at the scene.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16361158\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a class=\"modal-trigger\">Enlarge Image<\/a><a class=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/Protest_1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\"><img class=\"wp-image-16361158 size-nypost-large-desktop-uncropped lazyloaded\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 662px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/Protest_1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/Protest_1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/Protest_1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/Protest_1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=662 662w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/Protest_1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1324 1324w\" alt=\"Police arresting a protester in the West Village tonight. \" width=\"662\" height=\"441\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/Protest_1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/Protest_1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/Protest_1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/Protest_1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=662 662w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/Protest_1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1324 1324w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Police arresting a protester in the West Village tonight.<span class=\"credit\">FNTV<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMultiple\u201d people were arrested for disorderly conduct and obstructing governmental administration, a police spokesman said.<\/p>\n<p>Bystanders were startled to see the arrests unfold amid a small crowd enjoying outdoor drinks and dinners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLeft a gig and walked into police arresting peaceful protesters,\u201d Marti Gould Cummings, a drag artist and City Council candidate,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MartiGCummings\/status\/1310012229127933952?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">claimed in a tweet<\/a>, along with more video of the scene.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolice are lining up in the village,\u201d Cummings\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MartiGCummings\/status\/1310016734754111488?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">went on in another post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month a massive college party\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/09\/08\/cuomo-rips-nypd-nyu-over-rager-in-washington-square-park\/\">raged in the park<\/a>\u00a0without interruption. Crowds reassembled in the park after the Saturday night clash, but police broke up that gathering, too,\u00a0 just after midnight.<\/p>\n<p>Two cruisers rolled up with about 20 officers trailing behind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe time is 12:03. Washington Square Park is now closed,\u201d cops said over the speaker. \u201cMake your way out of the park.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The crowds left without incident but with a little lip.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/09\/27\/video-shows-nypd-arresting-protesters-amid-outdoor-diners-in-nyc\/\">https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/09\/27\/video-shows-nypd-arresting-protesters-amid-outdoor-diners-in-nyc\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video shows NYPD charge at, arrest protesters amid outdoor diners in NYC By Alex Taylor and Vincent Barone New York Post Dramatic video shows NYPD officers, some in riot gear, arrest a group of protesters in the midst of outdoor &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=29732\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29732"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29732\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}