Bill de Blasio's daughter, Chiara de Blasio, was arrested in New York City on Saturday night, according to reports from NBC News.
During de Blasio's news conference Dermot Shea, New York City Police Commissioner, made a point of expressing his opinion that he has heard "universal condemnation" of the actions of the Minneapolis officers in the Floyd case from law enforcement officials that he's conversed with in recent days. Some are from the neighborhoods where the protests take place.
She was later released and given a summons according to the Post.
New York City police said that almost 730 people have been arrested since protests erupted in the city late last week.
New York City braces for another night of unrest, after police clashed Saturday night with people protesting the death of George Floyd.
But the police department has come under criticism for confrontations with demonstrators over the weekend, including an instance when two police vehicles plowed through a group of protesters Saturday in Brooklyn.
Bill de Blasio said he only found out about his daughter's arrest after press reports.
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Earlier in the day, Mayor Bill de Blasio had rejected the idea of a curfew, like those adopted in other major US cities. "It is well organized, even though numerous people are associated with the anarchist movement", he said Sunday. "There were thousands of people in that area at that time", the source said.
"Imagine what it would be like - you're just trying to do your job, and then you see hundreds of people converging on you".
Earlier on Monday, Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser imposed a city-wide curfew as the protests intensified. The Minneapolis Police officers responded to a call about an alleged forgery and found the suspect sitting inside a vehicle. Here are five things you should know about Chiara de Blasio. "I urge you to protect yourself and your officers".
Meanwhile, police cars were set alight and vandalized elsewhere across NY, while demonstrations against police brutality effectively shut down lanes heading towards Brooklyn on the Brooklyn Bridge.
The left-leaning Daily News, owned by Tribune Publishing, shows New York Police Department Deputy Inspector Vincent Tavalaro and two other officers taking a knee on a street in the Queens borough of New York City on Sunday. Defending and making excuses for NYPD running SUVs into crowds was wrong. "Make it right. De-escalate", she tweeted. "The second positive factor is they were younger people.and many people were wearing masks".
At a news conference later Sunday morning, de Blasio had a more measured response, "I didn't like what I saw one bit".
'We all better get back to the humanity here, ' de Blasio said.
