There is sawing, hammering and drilling in Manhattan. Wooden planks are already hanging on the shop windows and doors of many shops and restaurants. The otherwise busy Big Apple closes for fear of riots on Wednesday election night …
New York is barricaded!
Violence is expected here, especially if incumbent Donald Trump (74) wins the election.
As early as May, during the protests against police violence after the death of George Floyd, shops were looted, police cars set on fire and more than 300 rioters were arrested. Is it getting worse now?
Mayor Bill de Blasio (59), who was last criticized during the “Black Lives Matter” protests, now makes it clear that only “peaceful rallies” will be tolerated. In the event of outbreaks of violence, the New York police should intervene. It is said that entire urban areas could be cordoned off in the event of uncontrollable riots.
A letter from the city asked restaurant owners to remove goods, tables and armchairs from the sidewalks. Dreni Kyqykliu is the manager of an Italian restaurant in Times Square. He doesn’t want to board up his shop.
Businesswoman Susan Reyes wants to stay home on election night
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BILD he says: “There is a lot of speculation here about a night of violence, but personally I’m not too worried – New York is strong enough to survive that too”. He even believes that Times Square is “probably the safest place in town” because of a large police force.
Entrepreneur Susan Reyes, on the other hand, is very worried: “I see messages wherever violence is called for, everyone seems tense and extremely nervous here.” She wants to stay at home on election night to exchange ideas with friends via Zoom and appeals to everyone : “New York is such a great city, it would be terrible if the violent criminals prevail!”
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