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Breaking: Citywide Curfew Imposed in Wake of Protests

The curfew will go into effect tonight at 11 p.m. and will be lifted at 5 a.m. tomorrow morning.

By Megan Burney

June 1, 2020 · 2 min read

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Breaking: Citywide Curfew Imposed in Wake of Protests

The curfew will go into effect tonight at 11 p.m. and will be lifted at 5 a.m. tomorrow morning.

Megan Burney June 1, 2020Jun 1, 2020 · 2 min read

BREAKING– Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio announce citywide curfew in New York City following a weekend of protests over the murder of George Floyd. The announcement came during an interview with WAMC late Monday afternoon. Said curfew will go into effect tonight at 11 p.m. and will be lifted at 5 a.m. tomorrow morning.

In addition to the curfew, an attached press release states that the NYPD will double the number of police officers in areas that have been damaged by vandalism and looting…

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