Protests against police brutality have erupted in more than 170 cities across the United States. In Los Angeles, more than 100 people were arrested. From Oakland, California, to Providence, Rhode Island, protesters walked onto major highways and shut them down. In New York, protesters blocked traffic across the city, including at the Lincoln Tunnel, West Side Highway, the Manhattan Bridge, Williamsburg Bridge and the Queens Midtown Tunnel. More than 1,000 protesters marched on the FDR Drive, at one point shutting down traffic in both directions. Protester Henoc Montes was among thousands who rallied in Times Square.

Henoc Montes: “We’re kind of voicing our opinions a little harder today, and we’re making sure that we’re a little louder. And they’re feeling some type of way, which is why they decided to push us and get out their shields and throw pepper spray and all of this nonsense and arrest people. I’m happy to see everybody at least attempting to be part of this. It’s different. It’s good. Something new is happening over here in the city, and I just hope we can keep it up. I hope this is a lifetime thing and not just this week.”

The protests in New York came on the heels of actions Monday, when demonstrators shut down three bridges and threw fake blood onto New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton.