US: Protests continue in NYC amid tensions over curfew

Demonstrations over the death of George Floyd continued in New York City on Saturday with thousands taking to the streets and parks to protest police brutality, as the city continued to enforce an 8 p.m. curfew that has created tensions between protesters and police.

At protests in Manhattan, volunteers handed out snacks, first aid kits and plenty of water bottles on a muggy afternoon. One person carried a sign listing nearby open buildings for those seeking to escape the heat - which some soon did when a rain storm arrived.

Thousands of people crossed the Brooklyn Bridge into lower Manhattan, where other groups numbering in the hundreds to thousands marched or gathered in places like Foley Square, home to state and federal court buildings, and Washington Square Park, in Greenwich Village. Further uptown, police had erected barriers to all but close off Times Square to vehicle and foot traffic.