Photo: A police officer talks to a protestor at a demonstration in Huntington Beach
May 1, 2020, 11:20 pm
The New York Police Department says it will deploy 1,000 officers across the city as spring temperatures warm this weekend to "ensure that members of the public engage in social distancing." The department says it is sending out these officers to educate "so we can all help stop the spread of the coronavirus and keep all New Yorkers safe and healthy.