I walked around New York the morning after the city erupted in protests. Here's what I saw

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I walked around New York the morning after the city erupted in protests. Here's what I saw
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Sidewalks across the SoHo neighborhood, Union Square and Fifth Avenue were covered in broken glass. Multiple cop cars had been burnt to nothing but ashes. Stores, including a Duane Reade, Urban Outfitters and Swatch, were looted.

I woke up Sunday morning from my apartment in Manhattan to a flood of text messages from friends and family., following the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, at the hands of Minneapolis police.

Normally, I take long walks, runs or bike rides around New York on the weekends — to clear my mind and break from working. Even during the coronavirus pandemic. And that looked a lot different this Sunday morning. It even sounded different. It was eerily quiet, albeit the sirens here and there. It seemed as if even the birds were chirping less than normal.

Sidewalks across the SoHo neighborhood, Union Square and Fifth Avenue were covered in broken glass. Multiple police cars had been burnt to nothing but ashes. Stores, including a Duane Reade, Urban Outfitters and Swatch, were looted. Banks were ravaged. An Equinox gym had been broken in to. Graffiti covered retailers' logos up and down some of the glitziest shopping districts, which normally would be hosting a hotbed of tourist activity this time of year.

The New York Police Department has since said it arrested almost 350 people Saturday evening, following protests across parts of Harlem, Brooklyn and Staten Island. NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said in a press conference held Sunday that more than 30 officers suffered minor injuries due to clashes with demonstrators.Multiple cop cars were damaged near the New York University campus, around Washington Square Park.

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