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Officer Faces Four Charges For Shoving Woman At George Floyd Protest In NYC
An NYPD officer has been charged with assault after allegedly throwing a protestor to the ground during a march to protest the killing of George Floyd.
Vincent D’Andraia, 28, of Long Island, was charged Tuesday, June 9, for the incident that allegedly took place on Friday, May 29, near the Barclays Center, said Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez.
D'Andraia, who is assigned to the 73rd Precinct in Brownsville, Brooklyn, was charged after he was captured on a video recording that has been widely circulated, shoving a woman to the ground who was peacefully protesting.
He was charg…
Actor, LI Theater Group Founder Bernard Marsh Dies, Choreographer Who Fought Racism On Broadway
Bernard Marsh, a career actor, director and choreographer who fought for racial equity on Broadway and later founded a theater group on Long Island died Monday, June 9 in Brooklyn. He was 77.
Marsh who leaves behind many family members, friends and theater colleagues is being remembered as "a credit to his chosen profession, a star in his universe, a defender of the rights of his peers."
Most recently in semi-retirement Marsh taught and directed, first at 966 in Brooklyn, then at the African American Museum of Nassau County, he founded the Living History Theater Group.
At the museum, …
