At the ferry terminal, police quickly assembled barricades in an attempt to stop protesters from demonstrating on Staten Island. After a brief skirmish, officers successfully blocked off the terminal entrance with a human chain of officers and arrested those who tried to break through. But over to one side, another group of officers were quietly permitting access to those they believed to be commuters, while rebuffing anyone who appeared to be demonstrating.
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In residential Williamsburg last night I saw cops in unmarked cars but with lights flashing slowly patrolling, like there was some kind of emergency. They are running scared.
Anyone deomonstrating on Staten Island is brave, thats the belly of the beast, it is not unlikely they would get shot by right wing fascists.