Protesters gathered in Union Square on Thursday to protest the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. (Facebook)
Read more about Alton Sterling and the shooting here.
Hundreds of people gathered in Union Square on Thursday night for a protest after two black men were killed by white police officers in 24 hours.
Those in attendance at the rally used the hashtag #StopPoliceTerror to voice their outrage over the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. The former man from Louisiana was shot by police outside of a convenience store, while the latter man from Minnesota was killed during a traffic stop while his girlfriend broadcast his death live on Facebook.
Demonstrators at the protest held up signs of some of the victims of police shootings like Michael Brown and Akai Gurley.
“This has become too repetitious, it’s cold-blooded murder,” a demonstrator told The New York Daily News. “The level of anger is rising.”
Many of these victims’ names were also written in chalk on the ground. Not long into the rally, Union Square began trending on Twitter.
Here are some of the photos and videos from the protests you need to see.
Protest against police brutality gathering at Union Square. A few hundred here already #NBC4NY
Justice for Alton Sterling protest happening now at Union Square
Join us in Union Square in #NYC to proclaim that #blacklivesmatter & if there is no justice there will be no peace.
The well contained #BlackLivesMatter protest at Union Square right now. Large police presence, but very subdued.
Already 1,000 people in Union Square. 5:30pm.
Massive demonstration for #AltonSterling & #PhilandoCastile in Union Square NYC right now, penned in by NYPD.
Union square. NYC 2016
Union Square
The Union Square march has reached 29th and 5th.
UNION SQ IN NYC RIGHT NOW! #StopPoliceTerror #PhilandoCastile #AltonSterling
Out here in Union Square to #StopPoliceTerror! #AltonSterling #PhilandoCastile #BlackLivesMatter
