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Anti-Trump Protests Continue for 3rd Night in NYC; Singer Accused in Elderly Fan Trump Push

What to Know

  • Protesters were marching up Fifth Avenue from Washington Square Park on Thursday in the second day of demonstrations following the election
  • At least 60 people were arrested when thousands marched in the streets of New York City to protest President-elect Trump a day earlier
  • They gathered in front of Trump Tower and Trump International Hotel to voice their anger and fear over a Trump presidency

Protesters continued to demonstrate outside Trump Tower in New York City for a third straight night Friday, with some arrests amid a mostly peaceful march. 

"I'm here because Donald Trump stands for all the wrong things that America say they stand for," Mariana Angulo-Pizarro said outside Trump Tower Friday night. 

Earlier in the afternoon and evening, people gathered in Washington Square Park and marched to Union Square in what they called a "love rally" with a message of inclusion.

"This is the reason why I came to this rally, it was more focused on uniting one another instead of tearing down something that we can't cahnge," said Christina McCaskey of Woodlawn. 

As crowds spread through the night, there were some arrests, including outside Rockefeller Center. Police kept a watchful eye and focused on crowd control as the protesters marched on, showing no signs of stopping days after Donald Trump won the election. 

On Saturday, thousands are expected to turn out at Union Square Park at around noon to march again toward Trump Tower. 

Police have been implementing new security measures around Trump's midtown home in response to the outcry: 56th Street between Fifth and Madison avenues, the entrance Trump uses to enter Trump Tower, is blocked off. The sidewalk in front of Trump Tower has also been closed between 56th and 57th streets to all but those doing business or shopping at the building. 

Late Thursday night, a 23-year-old gospel singer was arrested near Trump Tower on a felony assault charge for allegedly knocking a 74-year-old Trump supporter to the ground in a dispute over the results of the election, police said. 

Police say Shacara McLaurin encountered the Trump supporter near West 55th Street and Fifth Avenue, not far from where dozens of protesters demonstrated in front of Trump Tower for a second straight day, around 10:45 p.m. 

According to DNAInfo, she had been walking with a friend to catch a subway after performing with the Harlem Gospel Choir at the Plaza Hotel. The two began arguing over the election, and at some point, McLaurin allegedly pushed the 74-year-old man. Police say the man fell to the ground and hit the back of his head; he was treated at a hospital for pain and dizziness and later released.

McLaurin, who police say has no priors, was arrested on two assault charges, one of them a felony because the man she allegedly attacked is older than 65.

Someone who spoke through a window at McLaurin's Brooklyn home told NBC 4 New York Friday she wasn't there and declined to comment on her arrest. Information on an attorney for the woman wasn't immediately available. 

The man McLaurin allegedly attacked also declined comment when reached at his home.

McLaurin's arrest is the latest in a string of dozens in Manhattan amid protests stemming from the results of the presidential election.  

At least 60 people were arrested, mostly on charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, as they marched through the streets of Manhattan Wednesday, chanting and holding signs against Trump. Protesters took to the streets again Thursday, with hundreds marching between Union Square and Washington Square Park and later gathering at Trump Tower to denounce the president-elect and his controversial policies.

Despite spending his entire life in New York City, Trump was not a popular choice in the Big Apple on Election Day. He was beaten by Clinton in every borough except Staten Island. He also lost the popular vote statewide by nearly a 2-to-1 margin.

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