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Hundreds of George Floyd protesters marching in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday stopped for a poignant rendition of the National Anthem. Video shows a large crowd kneeling with their fists held up in the air at 34th Street and 8th Avenue around 5:15 p.m., as a man played The Star-Spangled Banner on a trumpet. “For the...

The white man caught on video terrorizing demonstrators with a Wolverine-type claw in Queens has a long list of prior arrests and is well known to local cops for causing trouble, police sources told The Post.  The 54-year-old, who lives upstate and has a business in Queens, is actively being sought by the NYPD for...

A George Floyd protester threw a suspected looter to the ground in Manhattan during a wild, caught-on-camera attack as he screamed, “You are not a black ally!” The protester, dressed all in black, was already shouting when he marched toward a group of people rampaging inside a downtown Zara, according to video posted to Twitter...

Dramatic video has emerged of an NYPD captain being assaulted during clashes with looters that led to two arrests Tuesday night outside a Zara store in the Financial District, police said. The footage shows the police official wearing a helmet being shoved to the ground as two other cops in riot gear rush to his...

Inwood Dominicans were ripped for “racial profiling” after video was posted online showing a group chasing away black men they suspected were coming to loot in their neighborhood. The footage, which received more than 887,000 views as of Wednesday morning, underscored racial tensions among blacks and Dominicans in this section of Manhattan. “Get that s–t...

Nearly 300 people were arrested overnight — as the NYPD shut down most of Manhattan to tamp down widespread looting, police said Wednesday. During the sixth night of protests over the death of George Floyd, a smaller group of looters struck but much of the chaos appeared to be quelled by the uptick in police...

NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea tweeted Wednesday that protesters are leaving "caches of bricks and rocks" around the city to counter cops.

Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday suggested blocking off every other seat on subways and buses to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. Hizzoner floated the idea while speaking about keeping the public safe on public transportation when New York City reopens Monday. “It is crucial that every other seat be blocked off,” de Blasio...

Mayor Bill de Blasio is now urging New Yorkers to stay home and continue to practice social distancing over coronavirus fears, despite days of thousands taking to city streets to protest the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd. “I want people to stay home to the maximum extent possible,” de Blasio, who has previously welcomed...

New York City looters were caught on camera pulling up in luxury SUVs — including what was claimed to be a pricey Rolls-Royce — before apparently looting an upscale retail store in Manhattan, according to footage shared on social media. The video, filmed by Justine Miller and Keith Feldman, shows a group of men in...