Protestors block FDR Drive traffic as officer in Eric Garner death faces NYPD trial
AmNews Staff Reports | 5/13/2019, 6:05 p.m.
Eric Garner and wife Esaw Garner
Protestors demanding that the officer accused in Eric Garner’s 2014 chokehold death be fired blocked traffic on the FDR Drive during the rush-hour commute Monday morning.
Despite below average temperatures and rain, protestors were seen using their bodies and a large banner to block vehicles as of 9:25 a.m.
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