New Yorkers Defy Mayor's Request To Pause Protests

"Event organizers expressed similar sentiments in a statement released Tuesday, calling de Blasio’s request an “outrageous” and “misguided response" that encroached on their constitutional right to peacefully assemble."

"Siervo Del Pueblo, one of the organizers, told HuffPost before the demonstration that although he respects the families of the officers who lost their lives, the protests must continue. "It's not that we're going against the mayor's wishes," Del Pueblo, a 29-year-old EMT from Brooklyn, said. "This demonstration has been planned for a long time.”