
(Photo: John Ambrosio)
While the protests were ubiquitous enough that they were almost hard to avoid in Manhattan, those that couldn’t make it out onto the streets could also see the demonstrations unfolding on social media, where demonstrators and media outlets documented what was happening in real-time:
July 8
Protests, which started the night before, continued on Friday. These marchers went through the East Village and the Lower East Side early Friday evening.
#blacklivesmatter protestors taking to east village streets right now @fox5ny pic.twitter.com/CMjVm7km0x
— Arthur Chi’en (@Arthur_Chien) July 8, 2016
Protesters continued uptown, moving gradually through the East Village. The scene was largely peaceful, resulting in few arrests.
Black Lives Matter protest now in East Village pic.twitter.com/Xszd8AOMs2
— Sangwon Yoon (@sangwonyoon) July 8, 2016
July 9
Hundreds if not thousands of people marched from the Brooklyn Bridge in Manhattan to Union Square around 9 p.m. Saturday evening. Those gathered had come from the Brooklyn Bridge, where the protests began that evening, and eventually marched in several directions.
Black Lives Matter protesters march in Union Square #AltonSterling #PhilandoCastle pic.twitter.com/Xp185if3L7
— Justin Michael (@JstnMchl) July 10, 2016
Several demonstrations were also held in Brooklyn this weekend, including some in honor of Delrawn Small, the Brooklyn man who was killed by an off-duty police officer in a road rage incident on July 4.
#nojusticenopeace #Brooklyn
BLACK LIVES MATTER pic.twitter.com/D5HNAU54na
— Gina Gomez (@deargina11) July 9, 2016
During the evening, some protesting the death of Small marched onto the FDR Drive and shut down traffic going both ways.
We ready, we coming! NYC moving through tunnel on FDR drive #BlackLivesMatter #DelrawnSmall pic.twitter.com/un71BudJI3
— Millions March NYC (@MillionsMarch) July 10, 2016
The crowd stood in the middle of the roadway and chanted at stopped cars until police eventually broke up the blockade. Some 23 protesters were arrested, a police spokesperson told B+B.
BREAKING: Black Lives Matter protesters shut down both sides of FDR highway in New York.pic.twitter.com/qOJMp6R8fs
— typical bochur (@YGreenwald) July 10, 2016
July 10
On Sunday, protesters marched silently to Union Square from Bryant Park and Times Square during the early afternoon. The crowd rallied in the square before marching in several directions across the city.
Man singing “Change gon come” at #BlackLivesMatter demo in Union Square NYC. pic.twitter.com/GRRvf0zkdl
— Ash J (@AshAgony) July 10, 2016
Protesters made a memorial banner to hang in Times Square, where they’d been periodically staging sit-ins throughout the day.
#Blacklivesmatter memorial banner for #Alton and #Philando is up in #TimesSquare 47th st to sign right now #nyc pic.twitter.com/Q6CzSQiIbM
— brittany anjou (@brittanyanjou) July 10, 2016
Protesters continued to march throughout Sunday night, despite rainstorms.
#AboutLastNight#BlackLivesMatter#NYC#Salute to my comrades #ShutItDownpic.twitter.com/GZnN1i8LZ0
— CRWN (@TajMajesty) July 11, 2016
Organizers are planning to continue demonstrating in New York City tonight. According to social media, protesters will be massing at around 6 p.m. at the foot of the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge. Those gathered will presumably rally before marching through the city, as crowds have done every night since Thursday.