In New York, protesters clash with police as demonstrations hit cities across the country - NBC News

In New York City, protesters leapt onto police vehicles in Manhattan parks and marched down main Brooklyn thoroughfares on Saturday evening, as demonstrations around the country over the death of George Floyd entered another night.

The protesters spanned several city blocks as they marched down Flatbush Avenue in central Brooklyn, chanting, “No justice, no peace” and “Hands up, don’t shoot.” Similar chants were heard on the streets of Las Vegas and Los Angeles, as mayors of major cities issued curfews on Saturday evening and pleaded with residents to stay home.

After police saw viral video of the incident, law enforcement officials said the officers decided to push the barrier into the crowd instead of confronting the protesters outside the car.

"It's inappropriate for protesters to surround a police vehicle and threaten officers," Mayor Bill de Blasio said Saturday night.

The New York City Police Department arrested more than 100 people as of Saturday evening, a senior police official said, adding that 15 police vehicles have been burned in Manhattan and in Brooklyn.

Earlier in the evening, hundreds of people held up their fists outside the Barclays Center while staring down the NYPD officers who stood in front of the subway station entrance.

Nella Mueier, a black Brooklyn resident, said she joined the protests for the first time on Saturday.

She held a sign that said, “Good cops speak up” and said she came out because too many black men and women had been killed by police.

“I know there have to be some good ones out here but they should be out here with us protesting against what we’re seeing,” she said of the police officers guarding the subway station.

The marchers had come from south Brooklyn and shutdown Atlantic Avenue, a major city thoroughfare, to traffic.

Alicia Fox, a white Brooklyn resident, held a sign that read, “Defund the police.”.

“It’s ridiculous I can’t even remember everyone’s name anymore,” she said of all the people who had been killed by police.

Earlier in the day, NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said police in New York City had already seen some violence, some of which involved bricks.

“It's probably higher, maybe much higher,” Shea said, adding that he suspected some of those taken into custody might have given false Brooklyn addresses.

"As a white person living in the United States … like I’m physically sick from police violence," Burch said