New Yorkers React to Derek Chauvin Verdict

NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 21: Stanley Fritz - New York State Political & Campaigns Director at Citizen Action of New York. Organized by Make the Road New York: A rally is held at Foley Square in downtown Manhattan a day after the verdict of the Derek Chauvin trial on April 21, 2021. Former police officer Derek Chauvin was on trial for second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter charges in the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020. Chauvin guilty on all three charges. The former officer is on video kneeling on Floyd's neck for nine minutes and twenty-nine seconds. Floyd’s death sparked nationwide protests in 2020. Among the remembered victims of police brutality honored are: Ma'Khia Bryant, Allan Feliz, Adam Toledo, Duante Write, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Sean Monterrosa, Eric Garner, Amadou Diallo, Kawaski Trawick and others who the crowd chanted by name. (Footage by Tomas Abad/Getty Images)