NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – Protesters rallying against anti-Asian hate shut down part of the Brooklyn Bridge on Sunday afternoon, video shows.
Brooklyn-bound lanes were closed to traffic around 2:30 p.m. They reopened around 3:30 p.m.
Video shows crowds of protesters crossing the bridge from Manhattan while chanting "We want justice" and "Stop Asian hate."
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Thousands Protesting on Brooklyn Bridge @CitizenApp
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Earlier in the day, protesters packed Foley Square to rally against anti-Asian hate crimes, which have spiked in the city and nationwide over the past year.
Attendees at the rally said they were on edge after a string of violence, including bias attacks in the city and the mass shooting at Atlanta-area spas last month in which most of the victims were women of Asian descent.
