'Occupy City Hall' protest urges budget cuts for NYC police Hundreds of protesters camped outside City Hall are demanding that lawmakers slash the New York City police budgetNEW YORK -- Hundreds of protesters camped outside City Hall are demanding that lawmakers slash the New York City police budget. The encampment in City Hall Park in lower Manhattan began forming earlier this week following weeks of street protests sparked by the death of George Floyd and other Black Americans killed by law enforcement. Demonstrators are demanding that the City Council cut at least $1 billion in from the police department’s current $6 billion budget when it begins considering a new city budget next week. Organizers have called it “Occupy City Hall” — a nod to the 2010 Occupy Wall Street movement a few blocks away in Zuccotti Park. Police officials warned the budget cut would come at a time when the city has seen a surge in shootings during the first three weeks in June.

Source: ABC News June 27, 2020 13:18 UTC