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For years, the governor says, Democrats in the state didn't have the political or popular support to enact reforms. Now, lawmakers have passed sweeping police accountability and transparency measures.

"Our primary goal is keeping people safe, whether that be making sure they’re wearing masks, or if someone falls and gets hurt, or any number of different kinds of ailments."

"We need to be critical, even for things we can see with our own eyes. We need to relearn not to trust everything

"A legitimate conversation about whether or not the police are the best people to send for a situation is, I believe, a valid conversation."

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, the first African-American to hold that title, has long supported the repeal of the provision, but it has long languished in the legislature.

"Now is the time when true leaders will emerge to roll up their sleeves, stay in the room and have the passionate debate."

One theory floated after the incident accused Gugino of rigging fake blood under his mask to flow upon his fall.

"I’m hopeful that this is our moment, that George Floyd and all those that came before him did not die in vain."

Speaker Turzai says he supports calling a special session

The call to end the curfew comes a day earlier than previously planned. De Blasio noted that most protesters had been peaceful, and admitted that the NYPD had sometimes overstepped its duty.