Check Out Last Night's Retro Riot Reenactment In Tompkins Square Park

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A bonfire burned for hours.<br/>

A bonfire burned for hours.<br/>

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A bonfire burned for hours.<br/>

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According to bystanders who recalled the 1988 riot, this was a historically accurate banner.<br/>

According to bystanders who recalled the 1988 riot, this was a historically accurate banner.<br/>

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According to bystanders who recalled the 1988 riot, this was a historically accurate banner.<br/>

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An actor in retro police gear pauses to check his cell phone after a scene.<br/>

An actor in retro police gear pauses to check his cell phone after a scene.<br/>

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An actor in retro police gear pauses to check his cell phone after a scene.<br/>

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The production went so far as to provide cans of period era Jolt cola as props.<br/>

The production went so far as to provide cans of period era Jolt cola as props.<br/>

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The production went so far as to provide cans of period era Jolt cola as props.<br/>

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A stunt bicyclist is knocked to the ground by police in the melee.<br/>

A stunt bicyclist is knocked to the ground by police in the melee.<br/>

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A stunt bicyclist is knocked to the ground by police in the melee.<br/>

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Neighborhood residents and denizens spent the night working as extras, giving the finger and throwing cans at actors in riot gear.<br/>

Neighborhood residents and denizens spent the night working as extras, giving the finger and throwing cans at actors in riot gear.<br/>

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Neighborhood residents and denizens spent the night working as extras, giving the finger and throwing cans at actors in riot gear.<br/>

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A fog machine lent an eerie mood and thick humidity to the park, perhaps helping to approximate the late summer, during which the riot actually took place.<br/>

A fog machine lent an eerie mood and thick humidity to the park, perhaps helping to approximate the late summer, during which the riot actually took place.<br/>

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A fog machine lent an eerie mood and thick humidity to the park, perhaps helping to approximate the late summer, during which the riot actually took place.<br/>

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Mayor Ed Koch was summoned as one of the greedy specters of the era.<br/>

Mayor Ed Koch was summoned as one of the greedy specters of the era.<br/>

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Mayor Ed Koch was summoned as one of the greedy specters of the era.<br/>

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An actor in riot gear stands near a collection of candles and bottles which are presumably Molotov Cocktails, although more than one passerby yelled that they should be bottles of urine, for accuracy's sake.<br/>

An actor in riot gear stands near a collection of candles and bottles which are presumably Molotov Cocktails, although more than one passerby yelled that they should be bottles of urine, for accuracy's sake.<br/>

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An actor in riot gear stands near a collection of candles and bottles which are presumably Molotov Cocktails, although more than one passerby yelled that they should be bottles of urine, for accuracy's sake.<br/>

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The 12th precinct, which ceased to operate in 1916, is frequently used for TV and films featuring NYPD; the 30th is in Harlem.<br/>

The 12th precinct, which ceased to operate in 1916, is frequently used for TV and films featuring NYPD; the 30th is in Harlem.<br/>

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The 12th precinct, which ceased to operate in 1916, is frequently used for TV and films featuring NYPD; the 30th is in Harlem.<br/>

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These cops did not mind sitting in the back of the police cruiser.

These cops did not mind sitting in the back of the police cruiser.

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These cops did not mind sitting in the back of the police cruiser.

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Two of the principal characters, one of whom is pregnant and nearly trampled in the riot.<br/>

Two of the principal characters, one of whom is pregnant and nearly trampled in the riot.<br/>

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Two of the principal characters, one of whom is pregnant and nearly trampled in the riot.<br/>

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'Money for Housing Not for the Pentagon' did not ring any bells as a slogan of the Tompkins Square Park riots for those who could recall them.<br/>

'Money for Housing Not for the Pentagon' did not ring any bells as a slogan of the Tompkins Square Park riots for those who could recall them.<br/>

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'Money for Housing Not for the Pentagon' did not ring any bells as a slogan of the Tompkins Square Park riots for those who could recall them.<br/>

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Not the most common symbol for squatting, particularly in New York; there is typically no plus sign appended to it. Head wounds on protestors, however, are 100% historically accurate.<br/>

Not the most common symbol for squatting, particularly in New York; there is typically no plus sign appended to it. Head wounds on protestors, however, are 100% historically accurate.<br/>

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Not the most common symbol for squatting, particularly in New York; there is typically no plus sign appended to it. Head wounds on protestors, however, are 100% historically accurate.<br/>

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