- More than 200 activists protested against officers in the subway system and the NYPD on Friday night in Harlem, New York
- The demonstrations started near the Harriet Tubman Memorial and marched through Upper Manhattan to the Bronx
- At least 58 people were arrested as civilians and police officers clashed throughout the night
- One video shows a police officer mocking a civilian by saying, 'if he can yell, he can breathe,' when the man complained 'I can’t breathe' during an arrest
- This protest follows a similar demonstration in Brooklyn on November 1
- The protests were spawned after viral video showed MTA officers 'using excessive force against passengers'
- Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a plan to add 500 additional police officers to patrol the subway lines
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