Javier Alvarez

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NYC Decolonize This Place

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NYC Decolonize This Place

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Adrian Napier speaks to a crowd...on. Brooklyn, NY. November 2019

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Adrian Napier speaks to a crowd before to start marching towards the streets of downtown Brooklyn, demanding the end of police enforcement in the MTA subway and the raise of the fare to $2.75. The 19 years old teen, was violently arrested for being believed to have a weapon. Hours later, a viral video showed Napier, who had his hands up throughout the interaction, was found unarmed and charged only with fare evasion. Brooklyn, NY. November 2019

Close to 1,000 people marched t...em. Brooklyn, NY. November 2019

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Close to 1,000 people marched through Downtown Brooklyn on Friday night to protest police brutality and a recent crackdown on fare evasion inside the subway system. Brooklyn, NY. November 2019

A group of protesters make thei...es. Brooklyn, NY. November 2019

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A group of protesters make their entry to the Hoyt station in downtown, Brooklyn. The "emergency action", organized by the activist group 'Decolonize This Place', comes in response to the MTA's efforts to stop fare-beating, which have led to the deployment of 500 new subway cops across the transit system, among other deterrence measures. Brooklyn, NY. November 2019

NYC Decolonize This Place

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A group of protesters jumping t...yn. Brooklyn, NY. November 2019

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A group of protesters jumping the turnstiles at the Hoyt station in downtown, Brooklyn. Brooklyn, NY. November 2019

A sign shows the portraits that...yn. Brooklyn, NY. November 2019

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A sign shows the portraits that remember victims of police brutalities in NYC. All of them are black or Latinos. Brooklyn. Brooklyn, NY. November 2019

Hundreds of people filling up t...st. Brooklyn, NY. November 2019

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Hundreds of people filling up the platforms of Hoyt station in downtown Brooklyn, waiting for new trains to come to delay the service as a form of protest. Brooklyn, NY. November 2019

A woman visible impacted by the...re. Brooklyn, NY. November 2019

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A woman visible impacted by the presence of the protesters reacts to the crowd while the train in Hoyt station stops as a security measure. Brooklyn, NY. November 2019

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A group of NYPD officers standi...st. Brooklyn, NY. November 2019

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A group of NYPD officers standing at one of the exists of Hoyt station, while protesters yell and show them signs of anger and disgust. Brooklyn, NY. November 2019

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NYC Decolonize This Place

Copyright Javier Alvarez 2024

Date of Work Nov 2019 - Nov 2019

Updated Jan 2021

Location brooklyn ny

Topics Activism, Capitalism, Civil Rights, Community, Confrontation, Corruption, Crime, Human Rights, Leadership, Oppression, Photography, Photojournalism, Politics, Protests, Teens, Workers Rights

Close to 1,000 people marched through Downtown Brooklyn on Friday night to protest police brutality and a recent crackdown on fare evasion inside the subway system. The peaceful action, organized by Decolonize This Place, took over major streets around the Barclays Center beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday. Demonstrators eventually made their way underground, jumping the turnstiles en masse at Hoyt–Schermerhorn while chanting: "How do you spell racist? N-Y-P-D."

for The Gothamist (USA). November 2019

Photos, Videos: NYers Jump Turnstiles En Masse To Protest Police Brutality On The Subway
'What we're seeing is this additional 500 cops that Cuomo has authorized are waging a war on poor people of color.'

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