'De Blasio’s New York, where the cops are good apples and looters and protesters are one and the same, is more than a fantasy. It’s a lie.' onesarahjones writes
NYPD officers follow a group of peaceful protesters marching against the killing of George Floyd and systemic racism in law enforcement after curfew on the night of June 4. Photo: Scott Heins/Getty Images New York Is Committed to Covering This Essential Moment
Bill de Blasio didn’t have a good morning, and that’s fair, because neither did I or anyone else in his city. When he showed up as usual for Brian Lehrer’s weekly “Ask The Mayor” segment, the venerable WNYC host asked him some thrilling questions. “I think there is one dominant topic for you this week,” Lehrer said.
De Blasio’s New York, where the cops are good apples and looters and protesters are one and the same, is more than a fantasy. It’s a lie. The real topography of this city is shaped by police violence. You can walk its streets and point out the primary features of note. Here’s where the police killed Eric Garner. Here’s where they killed Sean Bell, Anthony Baez, Ramarley Graham, Patrick Dorismond. Here is where Amadou Diallo’s old building is; the police murdered him in front of it.
He can come to my neighborhood if he wants. I’ll show him around. A week ago I walked out of my apartment and up Tompkins Avenue and found myself in a protest. You can do that now, in New York. Walk to Walgreens, there’s a protest. Walk up Eastern Parkway, protest. The mayor gets driven places so perhaps he doesn’t see them. The protests are peaceful, and so was the local crowd last Friday. People had gathered in front of the 79th Precinct to be heard. They succeeded, for a while.
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