One lieutenant manning a chokepoint at a nearly entirely blocked intersection uptown told Streetsblog that the “blocker cars” were a direct order from Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and were “obviously overkill.” buff.ly/Wh1OaNr
Summer Bummer: Annual Car-Free Street Event Squeezed In NYPD 'Overkill' - Streetsblog New York CityAttendees were stunned by the sheer number of police and their vehicles clogging many intersections — in what one cop called "overkill."nyc.streetsblog.org