No curfew, no problems in Downtown Buffalo

Sunday was the first night, In Buffalo, without a curfew since this past Monday.

GOOD EVENING... I'MALI TOUHEY.THERE IS NO MORECURFEW IN BUFFALO...THANKS IN PART TO ACOUPLE OF PEACEFULNIGHTS OF PROTESTHERE IN THE QUEENCITY.DEMONSTRATORSSPENT THE BETTERPART OF SUNDAYCAMPED OUT INNIAGARA SQUARE..WITH NO MAJORINCIDENTS REPORTED.SEVEN EYEWITNESSNEWS REPORTER JEFFRUSACK JOINS US LIVEWITH THE LATEST...ALI, IT'S QUIET HERE INNIAGARA SQUARE.AND IT'S BEEN QUIETTHROUGHOUTDOWNTOWN BUFFALOON THIS FIRST NIGHTWITHOUT A CURFEWSINCE THIS PASTMONDAY.NIAGARA SQUAREVIRTUALLY EMPTYJUST AFTER 8O'CLOCK..THAT WAS SUPPOSEDTO BE THE CURFEWSUNDAY NIGHT..

UNTILBUFFALO MAYORBYRON BROWN LIFTEDIT EARLIER IN THE DAY.IN THE SQUAREITSELF... A SMALLCROWD OFPROTESTERS STAYEDBY CITY HALL.STEPS FROM WHEREMARTIN GUGINO WASPUSHED TO THEGROUND BY POLICEOFFICERS...AND JUST AROUNDTHE CORNER FROMWHERE SOMEONE LITA PORTION OF CITYHALL ON FIRE A WEEKBEFORE.ALSO LEFT BEHINDTHESE HAND WRITTENSIGNS.THEY READ: SEE ACOP, FILM A COP.AND REPEAL 50-A.THE LAW THAT KEEPSINDIVIDUAL RECORDSON POLICE OFFICERSPRIVATE.DOWN COURTSTREET..

MOREPEACEFULPROTESTERSMEETING A LAFAYETTESQUARE.BUFFALO POLICEWERE PRESENT..

BUTMAINTAINED A SAFEDISTANCE AS THEPROTESTS WEREPEACEFUL.THE ONLY BREAKS INTHE SILENCE INDOWNTOWN... CAMEFROM THEOCCASIONAL HONKFROM A PASSINGSUPPORTER.