Since 1979, when crime was a pinnacle point across New York City, Curtis Sliwa has led a group of volunteers known as the “Guardian Angels” in signature red jackets who wander lawless pockets and aid those in need.
But Tuesday night, amid the ongoing unrest gripping much of the nation following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, was one of the most chaotic and confronting scenes he has ever encountered, he said.
Police officers in riot gear stand by in Times Square during a protest in Manhattan in New York, Monday, June 1, 2020. New York City imposed an 11 p.m. curfew Monday as the nation's biggest city tried to head off another night of destruction erupting amid protests over George Floyd's death. In the early hours of Wednesday, Sliwa had to be treated for a linear fracture of the jaw at Bellevue Hospital, while fellow Guardian Angel Aram Sabet sustained a broken eye socket and broken nose and received 48 stitches."We train for these kinds of things; we won't fold. We are defiant," he asserted. "We want to make a difference in these neighborhoods.
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