De Blasio Defied as Protesters March After Police Officers Slain
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Demonstrators tried to disrupt holiday shopping on New York’s Fifth Avenue today, defying Mayor Bill de Blasio’s request to suspend protests after two police officers were fatally shot over the weekend.
Bearing signs calling for justice against police who have killed unarmed men, hundreds gathered near Central Park in a chilly light rain. “Stop Racist Police Terror,” read one banner displayed at Grand Army Plaza.