An Interview with One of the Men Arrested at the Michael Brown Protest in Times Square

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Yesterday evening, a large protest was held in New York City for Michael Brown's death. The protest started in Union Square as a vigil, before hundreds of people marched north to Times Square for a sit-in.

While the New York's Police Department was certainly more reserved than Ferguson's — there was no tear gas, rubber bullets, or riot gear used — a handful of people were arrested.