Protesters Shut Down Three New York City Bridges In Reaction To Ferguson Decision
NEW YORK -- Thousands of protesters stormed New York City streets
Monday night, shutting down at least three bridges and snarling traffic
in response to a grand jury's decision not to indict Darren Wilson, the
police officer who fatally shot unarmed teenager Michael Brown in
Ferguson, Missouri, in August.
Hordes of New Yorkers marched from
Union Square to Times Square, up FDR Drive and across the Triboro,
Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges, shouting chants of "You say get back, we
say fight back!" and "Whose streets? Our streets!" By 1:30 Tuesday
morning, authorities had shut down all three bridges:
