Updated – Watch Live Now: NYPD Holding ‘Thank You NYPD Rally’ With Few Supporters, Many Protestors
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Updates added to the bottom.
There is an ill-advised Facebook page Thank you NYPD.
Counter-rally to the #ThankYouNYPD rally is underway: pic.twitter.com/1pKxDzmRVh
— Albert Samaha (@AlbertSamaha) December 19, 2014
There might be as many reporters as rally-goers on the #ThankYouNYPD side. But the night is young. pic.twitter.com/NCUd27q3Xd
— Albert Samaha (@AlbertSamaha) December 19, 2014
When it comes to number of signs, it’s about 20 to 1, for the counter-rally. pic.twitter.com/y3PjuwD17e
— Albert Samaha (@AlbertSamaha) December 19, 2014
And over here we have the #ThankYouNYPD rally. Much much fewer people on this side. pic.twitter.com/IhYYRnB8qd
— Albert Samaha (@AlbertSamaha) December 19, 2014
Counter-rally to the #ThankYouNYPD rally is underway: pic.twitter.com/1pKxDzmRVh
— Albert Samaha (@AlbertSamaha) December 19, 2014
Justice for #RamarleyGraham & anti-#ThankYouNYPD marches have joined and are pushing over the Brooklyn Bridge. pic.twitter.com/8v8e1QjvTj
— Occupy Wall Street (@OccupyWallStNYC) December 19, 2014
Left: end of #ThankYouNYPD rally. Right: End of #BlackLivesMatter rally, pushing over the Brooklyn Bridge. pic.twitter.com/wPQJRu8sWo
— Keegan Stephan (@KeeganNYC) December 19, 2014
tried to take the BK bridge and we were blocked by the NYPD slamming barricades in front of us #ThankYouNYPD pic.twitter.com/jo8jtLuqrO
— Shay Horse (@HuntedHorse) December 19, 2014
If this isn’t an ugly version of white privilege I ain’t sure what is pic.twitter.com/iAvqxc5voW
— Steven Thrasher (@thrasherxy) December 19, 2014
Hipster Cop leading the march North on Water St. #ICantBreathe #ShutItDown #ThisStopsToday @johndelsignore pic.twitter.com/amuuzxyL5Y
— Keegan Stephan (@KeeganNYC) December 19, 2014
Freedom Tower as Backdrop for a Real Image of Freedom. #ShutItDown #ThisStopsToday pic.twitter.com/qA4OfmBFGi
— Keegan Stephan (@KeeganNYC) December 19, 2014
Forced off the bridge, the march is headed downtown, way down to Chinatown. #ICantBreathe #ShutItDown pic.twitter.com/MnCqrwbXB0
— Keegan Stephan (@KeeganNYC) December 20, 2014
Masses of people have spoken, NYPD! You are public servants and the public doesn’t trust you. It is time for drastic change. #ThankYouNYPD
— Drae Campbell (@draecampbell) December 20, 2014
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