The NYPD will pay $13 million to settle allegations of widespread brutality at George Floyd protests in 2020. An image from citizen cellphone video compiled in a class action lawsuit alleging NYPD misconduct during George Floyd protests in the summer of 2020. An image from citizen cellphone video compiled in a class action lawsuit alleging NYPD misconduct during George Floyd protests in the summer of 2020. An image from citizen cellphone video compiled in a class action lawsuit alleging NYPD misconduct during George Floyd protests in the summer of 2020. Complicating this, the NYPD brought in officers from specialized units that more typically handle terrorism or riot situations, Cohen said.

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Persons: George Floyd, Elena Cohen, Cohen, Mott, Plaintiff Dara Pluchino, Pluchino, Wylie Stecklow, Gideon Orion Oliver, Beldock Levine, Hoffman, Mott Haven kettling Organizations: Service, NYPD, New, Cohen & Green, Barclay Center, Police, Barclay, Force, Research, Human Rights Watch Locations: Wall, Silicon, New York City, York City, Mott Haven, Bronx, Queens , New York, Brooklyn