Greenpoint in Brooklyn in Kings County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

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#SayTheirName. BLM. , The rate at which Black Americans are killed by police is more than twice as high as the rate for white Americans. This is a non-comprehensive list of deaths at the hands of police in the U.S. since Eric Garner's death in July 2014. , LA Johnson/NPR, Eric Garner . John Crawford III . Michael Brown . Ezell Ford . Dante Parker . Michelle Cusseaux . Laquan McDonald . Tanisha Anderson . Akai Gurley . Tamir Rice . Rumain Brisbon . Jerame Reid . George Mann . Matthew Ajibade . Frank Smart . Natasha McKenna . Tony Robinson . Anthony Hill . Mya Hall . Phillip White . Eric Harris . Walter Scott . William Chapman II . Alexia Christian . Brendon Glenn . Victor Manual Laroza . Jonathan Sanders . Freddie Gray . Joseph Mann . Salvado Ellswood . Sandra Bland . Albert Joseph Davis . Darrius Stewart . Billy Ray Davis . Samuel Dubose . Michael Sabbie . Brian Keith Day, Christian Taylor . Troy Robinson . Asshams Pharoah Manley . Felix Kumi . Keith Harrison McLeod . Junior Prosper . Lamontez Jones . Paterson Brown . Dominic Hutchinson . Anthony Ashford . Alonzo Smith . Tyree Crawford . India Kager . La'Vante Biggs . Michael Lee Marshall . Sam Park . Richard Perkins . Harris Pickett . Miguel Espinal, Michael Noel . Kevin Matthews . Bettie Jones . Quintonio Legrier . Keith Childress Jr. . Janet Wilson . Randy Nelson . Antronie Scott . Wendell Celestine . David Joseph . Calin Rouquemore . Dizhawn Perkins . Elija McClain . Christopher Davis . Marco Loud . Peter Gaines . Torrey Robinson . Darius Robinson . Kevin Hicks . Mary Truxillo . Demercus Semer . Willie Tillman . Terrill Thomas . Sylville Smith . Jeff Espinosa . Alton Sterling . Philando Castile . Terence Crutcher . Paul O'Neal . Alteria Woods . Jordan Edwards . Aaron Bailey . Ronell Foster . Stephon Clark . Antwon Rose II . Botham Jean . Pamela Turner . Dominique Clayton . Atatiana Jefferson . Christopher Whitfield . Christopher McCorvey . Eric Reason . Michael Lorenzo Dean . Breonna Taylor . George Floyd

The rate at which Black Americans are killed by police is more than twice as high as the rate for white Americans. This is a non-comprehensive list of deaths at the hands of police in the U.S. since Eric Garner's death in July 2014.
LA Johnson/NPR

Eric Garner • John Crawford III • Michael Brown • Ezell Ford • Dante Parker • Michelle Cusseaux • Laquan McDonald • Tanisha Anderson • Akai Gurley • Tamir Rice • Rumain Brisbon • Jerame Reid • George Mann • Matthew Ajibade • Frank Smart • Natasha McKenna • Tony Robinson • Anthony Hill • Mya Hall • Phillip White • Eric Harris • Walter Scott • William Chapman II • Alexia Christian • Brendon Glenn • Victor Manual Laroza • Jonathan Sanders • Freddie Gray • Joseph Mann • Salvado Ellswood • Sandra Bland • Albert Joseph Davis • Darrius Stewart • Billy Ray Davis • Samuel Dubose • Michael Sabbie • Brian Keith Day

Christian Taylor • Troy Robinson • Asshams Pharoah Manley • Felix Kumi • Keith Harrison McLeod • Junior Prosper • Lamontez Jones • Paterson Brown • Dominic Hutchinson • Anthony Ashford • Alonzo Smith • Tyree Crawford • India Kager • La'Vante Biggs • Michael Lee Marshall

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• Sam Park • Richard Perkins • Harris Pickett • Miguel Espinal

Michael Noel • Kevin Matthews • Bettie Jones • Quintonio Legrier • Keith Childress Jr. • Janet Wilson • Randy Nelson • Antronie Scott • Wendell Celestine • David Joseph • Calin Rouquemore • Dizhawn Perkins • Elija McClain • Christopher Davis • Marco Loud • Peter Gaines • Torrey Robinson • Darius Robinson • Kevin Hicks • Mary Truxillo • Demercus Semer • Willie Tillman • Terrill Thomas • Sylville Smith • Jeff Espinosa • Alton Sterling • Philando Castile • Terence Crutcher • Paul O'Neal • Alteria Woods • Jordan Edwards • Aaron Bailey • Ronell Foster • Stephon Clark • Antwon Rose II • Botham Jean • Pamela Turner • Dominique Clayton • Atatiana Jefferson • Christopher Whitfield • Christopher McCorvey • Eric Reason • Michael Lorenzo Dean • Breonna Taylor • George Floyd

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Law Enforcement. A significant historical date for this entry is July 14, 2017.

Location. 40° 43.773′ N, 73° 57.599′ W. Marker is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is in Greenpoint. It is on Greenpoint Avenue

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west of West Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 18 Greenpoint Ave, Brooklyn NY 11222, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City.

It is also in the American Northeast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

the Western Hemisphere,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: WNYC Transmitter Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Greenpoint Playground (approx. 0.4 miles away); A Trans Rights Timeline (approx. half a mile away); Marsha P. Johnson's Legacy Continues (approx. 0.6 miles away); Say Their Names (approx. 0.6 miles away); What Are Your Pronouns? (approx. 0.6 miles away); Friends on the Fringes (approx. 0.6 miles away); What Is Trans? (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brooklyn.

Also see . . . Killing of Eric Garner (Wikipedia article). On July 17, 2014, Eric Garner, an African American man,

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died after New York City Police Department officer Daniel Pantaleo placed him in a prohibited chokehold during an arrest in Tompkinsville, Staten Island. Garner's death, ruled a homicide by the medical examiner, sparked nationwide protests and criticism of police use of force, with "I can't breathe" becoming a rallying cry. A grand jury declined to indict Pantaleo in 2014, leading to further demonstrations, and the Garner family later reached a $5.9 million settlement with the City of New York. Pantaleo was fired in 2019 following an administrative judge's recommendation, five years after the incident. (Submitted on January 21, 2025.)

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Credits. This page was last revised on January 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 21, 2025. This page has been viewed 131 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 21, 2025.