Protests Erupt in Downtown New York After Eric Garner Decision [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHS]

Protesters took to the streets in New York City for a second night in the aftermath of the grand jury decided not to indict Darren Wilson and Daniel Pantaleo for the murders of Eric Garner and Mike Brown, the 18-year-old unarmed black man fatally shot by a Ferguson, Mo., police officer in August. .

The multi-racial crowd marched down Broadway in peaceful protest. The demonstrations  began at One Police Plaza in New York City and are continuing down Broadway as people stop traffic , stage "die ins" in which groups of people lay down on sidewalks or floor.

The protests are part of a growing movement as ordinary citizens attempt to can bring an end to the injustice that has claimed the lives of hundreds of African American, Latino, other people of color and poor people.

The death of Eric Garner was caught on video. 

Thousands of protesters are also gathering on the Brooklyn Bridge. Crowds also gathered near the federal courthouses at Foley Square, and near City Hall.

The chokehold death of Eric Garner at the hands of Staten Island police officers was caught on a cellphone video. A Staten Island medical examiner ruled Garner's death a homicide. Charges against the officers could have ranged from murder to reckless endangerment.

A Staten Island grand jury vote cleared a white police officer of criminal charges in the killing of Eric Garner, an unarmed black man.The Department of Justice will open civil rights investigation in the case.  

Two weeks ago, New Yorkers protested the Ferguson grand jury decision.

Daniel Pantaleo faces federal civil rights charges and an internal NYPD investigation.

New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio has been standing in support of the protestors, leading to some bitterness from the city's police.

New York City was also where 23-year-old Amadou Diallo was shoand killed by four city cops on February 4, 1999. New York City Police Department plain-clothed officers: Sean Carroll, Richard Murphy, Edward McMellon and Kenneth Boss, who fired a combined total of 41 shots, 19 of which struck Diallo. The our officers were charged with second-degree murder. They were acquitted at trial in Albany, NY.

There will be a discussion on the events, tomorrow, December 5, at 7 p.m. at 2295 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd Near the corner of 135th St. in Harlem (B/C or 2/3 to 135th)  

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