New York City imposed an 11pm curfew Monday as the biggest city in the United States tried to head off another night of destruction erupting amid protests over George Floyd's death.
The Big Apple joins other cities around the country in imposing such restrictions after days of violence. The limit on the movement of 8.6 million people comes after months of restrictions already imposed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the outbreaks of violence - which left stores ransacked, police vehicles burned and other destruction in spots around the city - left them no choice, even as they insisted they stood with peaceful demonstrators who have spoken out for several days against police brutality and racial injustice.