NYPD cancels officers' regular days off amid George Floyd protests

• The New York Police Department is canceling officers' regular days off as protests continue across New York City.
• The protests have been mostly peaceful although instances of looting and vandalism did break out and police also clashed with protesters in Brooklyn.
• New York City is under an 8 p.m. curfew until Sunday.

As protests continue in New York City following the killing of George Floyd, a Black man who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck for over 8 minutes in Minneapolis, the New York Police Department decided to cancel officer's regular days off, according to an internal memo obtained by the New York Post.

The NYPD confirmed it was canceling all officer's regular time off for the foreseeable future as many officers are expected to miss days off to police protests, according to PIX 11. The memo announcing the change, titled the "finest message," was sent out to 36,000 department employees, the New York Post reported.

"At this time, regular days off for full duty uniformed members of the service are canceled," spokesperson Sgt. Jessica McRorie announced Tuesday.

Thousands of officers have been sent to police protests around the city, which are now mostly peaceful although some instances of looting and vandalism have broken out. Unrest erupted across the country after videos of George Floyd's death circulated around social media. In New York, police clashed with protesters in Brooklyn. Now an 8 p.m. curfew is set for the rest of the week in New York City.

The officer who knelt on Floyd's neck, Derek Chauvin, was arrested and charged with third-degree murder on May 29. CNN reported on Wednesday, citing two sources, that a decision had been made by the Minnesota Attorney General's office on whether to pursue additional charges.