You probably noticed the barriers that the NYPD put up yesterday along Second Avenue…
It was done ahead of the annual May Day rally, which has expanded this year to include Freddie Gray protesters...
The rally starts in Union Square.
According to CBS New York:
The May 1st Coalition for Worker & Immigrant Rights is organizing Friday’s rally and march in Manhattan. The rally will take place at 3:30 p.m. and be followed by a march to Foley Square at 5:30 p.m.
“We stand in solidarity with Baltimore in the wake of the most recent killing of Freddie Gray at the hands of Baltimore police. We are still trying to come to grips with the savage killing of Walter Scott killed in South Carolina, shot in the back running away from a police officer who decided to murder Scott in cold blood,” said Charles Jenkins, co-coordinator of the May 1st Coalition.
“This year’s event is dedicated to the struggle against police terror given the deep crisis for black and Latino youth,” said Teresa Gutierrez, co-coordinator of the May 1st Coalition.
Find more details at the Facebook event page.