New York City Negotiates Protest Truce Between NYPD, Black Lives Matter

NEW YORK, NY – A truce has been agreed upon between city officials, the NYPD and Black Lives Matter in response to police response to violent protests in 2020 in the aftermath of the brutal police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. That protest led to 18 deaths and billions of dollars in damages nationwide, including here in New York City where businesses were vandalized, innocent citizens were attacked and police were targeted. Adams, alongside New York City Corporation Counsel Sylvia Hinds-Radix and NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban, unveiled a new...