Anti-police protesters are in a tense clash with police near City Hall early Tuesday morning, as lawmakers approach a budget vote, and weigh the abrupt cuts in New York police.
The video posted around 5:45 a.m. shows a crowd of protesters on one side of the street, while dozens of police officers confront them on the other.
“At #OccupyCityHall, the cops are trying to arrest us for being on the sidewalk in the morning on the budget vote,” the video says. “New York, come here now!”
The video released about 15 minutes later shows officers with batons pushing back and seeming to arrest some protesters.
“You are violent!” you can hear a woman claiming. “You are hurting us!”
A clip released about three hours earlier shows another confrontation outside City Hall, as protesters clap and shout, “NYPD, back off!”
Police said an 18-year-old man was detained for graffiti on a statue outside 31 Chambers Street around 2:40 a.m., but had no details on other arrests.
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