De Blasio, Cuomo stand by cops amid outcry

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The mayor delivered his verdict even as he acknowledged he had not seen viral videos of police using batons and wrestling with protesters who were on the streets past the city's 8 p.m. curfew which will remain in place through Sunday night

“There was overwhelmingly, overwhelmingly peace last night in New York City. The NYPD was out there protecting us,” de Blasio told reporters Thursday. “We have a police force trained to respect the people of this city, and to respect the right to protest. So that’s what’s happened overwhelmingly.”The mayor delivered his verdict even as he acknowledged he had not seen viral videos of police using batons and wrestling with protesters who were on the streets past the city's 8 p.m.

The police response has drawn criticism from elected officials, demonstrators, and former aides to the mayor. “The same energy you use in discussing the protection of property, just keep it when discussing what you are going to do right now — not tomorrow or the day after — right now to address the pain and anguish of black New Yorkers,” Williams told reporters Thursday morning.

De Blasio did not provide firm guidelines on how the curfew would be enforced — saying peaceful crowds would be given “extra leeway” to continue marching after 8 p.m., but the NYPD would use its discretion to break up crowds at the time it deems appropriate.

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