Photos: Protesters Attempt "Royal Shutdown" Outside Barclays Center
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While Prince William and Kate Middleton, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, were inside meeting Beyonce and Jay-Z and watching a Nets game, about 400 people protested outside for about four hours.<br>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistA protestor outside the Barclays Center mimics choking during a demonstration against the police killing of Eric Garner.<br>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistSeveral die-ins were held directly outside the arena as well as on the surrounding streets.<br>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistA few marches around the area of the Barclays Center took place over the evening.<br>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistProtestors linked arms, blocking the intersection of Fort Greene Place and Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues.<br>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistA demonstrator holds a sign with a drawing of Eric Garner outside the Barclays Center.<br>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistA cab driver seems more amused than annoyed at the fact that he was prevented from accessing Atlantic Avenue due to the protest and had to reverse down the street.<br>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistHelicopter searchlights illuminated the skies above the neighborhood for hours.<br>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistBarricades were erected outside the arena, providing a narrow passageway into the building.<br>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistIn perhaps a mocking nod to the Duke and Duchess' presence in Brooklyn, some protestors wore tiaras.
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistNames of those who were killed by police were read aloud to the group.
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistRussell Simmons made a brief appearance to lend his support to the protest.<br>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistEric Garner’s son Eric arrived with Simmons to witness the demonstration and say a few words of gratitude.<br>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistThe protest moved across the street to the Atlantic Center Mall after about three hours.<br>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistDemonstrators filled two floors of the shopping center and packed the elevators.<br>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistAlthough they did not enter Target, the protestors rallied directly outside briefly before moving on.<br>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistThe Nets still playing, most headed back to the arena to see the action through to the end of the game.<br>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistA protestor and a police officer faced off wordlessly for several minutes.<br>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistThe protest was kettled for about 30 minutes by NYPD crowd control netting as Nets fans exited the arena.<br>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistThere was one arrest, after some demonstrators entered the subway station closest to the Barclays Center and were forced back upstairs by police.<br>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistAt the conclusion of the basketball game, the protestors embarked on a longer march down Atlantic Avenue, weaving though Downtown Brooklyn and Brooklyn Heights.<br>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistAt the conclusion of the basketball game, the protestors embarked on a longer march down Atlantic Avenue, weaving though Downtown Brooklyn and Brooklyn Heights.<br>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistMost motorists held up by the march sounded their horns in support, raised their fists, or high-fived passing protestors.<br>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistA man stops directly in front of an unmarked NYPD vehicle despite the activated siren.<br>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistThe marchers continued in a roundabout way to their destination, the Brooklyn Bridge.<br>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistThe marchers continued in a roundabout way to their destination, the Brooklyn Bridge.<br>
Ellen Moynihan / GothamistOnce on the Manhattan side, the protesters was greeted by the sight of dozens of police, some of whom kept watch at the bridge, and others of whom followed the marchers through Chinatown.
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