2nd Curfew Announced As NYC Suffers Another Night Of Looting

NEW YORK CITY – As thousands of protesters took to New York City's streets for the fifth night Monday, reports of more looting and vandalism came in just hours before the city was due to impose an 11 p.m. curfew.

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the lockdown would be put back in place Tuesday — but would start at 8 p.m.

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Protests moved through the city, with largely peaceful crowds being seen on Madison and Lexington avenues, Times Square, Washington Square Park and in Bed-Stuy, among other locations. The demonstrations have been held every night since Thursday as people voiced fury at the death of George Floyd at the hands of cops in Minnesota on Memorial Day.

But shortly before 9 p.m., reports of looting began to come in on social media.

"I'm up in Midtown now and I'm in the area ...going over towards Madison Avenue, there's been a lot of stores hit in that area and it's really not acceptable," the mayor said during a call in to NY1.

Among stores targeted were Michael Kors, Footlocker, Nike, several phone outlets and Macy's in Herald Square. It's unknown how many were actually broken into and how many people were arrested.

Monday's curfew was put in place after many luxury stores in Soho, including Chanel, Gucci and Bloomingdales, were ransacked late Sunday. NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea estimated more than 400 people had been arrested that night alone.

Many stores were seen earlier Monday boarding windows in preparation for another night of looting.

Businesses begin to board up in Times Square ahead of a fifth night of scheduled protests against police brutality. (Courtesy of Anthony Persaud: used with permission.)