As recently as Friday, Mr. de Blasio expressed skepticism about cutting police funding, even as he noted that all city agencies might face cuts, absent more financial assistance from the federal government. His Sunday morning reversal was one of two shifts in his stance toward protesters. In the early morning, he announced on Twitter that New York City’s first curfew since World War II would end effectively immediately, a day earlier than planned. He attributed the course correction to his belief that the protests had become more peaceful in recent days. Many protesters and observers have accused the Police Department of using violent tactics during the unrest while enforcing the curfew, which began on Monday.

Source: New York Times June 07, 2020 18:40 UTC