East Farmingdale, NY- President Joe Biden met with the family of George Floyd at the White House Tuesday on the one-year anniversary of Floyd’s death. But beyond the meeting, Biden has yet to offer concrete action for the family of the man whose death at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer sparked a global reckoning over racism. The path forward on Capitol Hill for the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act remains unclear, but negotiators say they’ve made progress and expressed optimism this week about its prospects. The Floyd family also met Tuesday with House negotiators at the Capitol. In New York City, protesters marched across the Brooklyn Bridge to remember George. Candle light vigils were planned on Long Island in Greenport, Freeport and Huntington. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, “Today is a tragic anniversary for our nation, as we mark one year since the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. My thoughts today are with the Floyd family. Here in Nassau County, we’ve redoubled our efforts to build trust between our Police and the residents they’re sworn to serve and protect. Looking to the future, the County will remain committed to working collaboratively with the community to keep Nassau safe and ensure all residents are respected and protected.” Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie, “George Floyd’s murder a year ago today was a personal tragedy for his family and friends who continue to grieve his loss. The protests that were held across the country and the world in the weeks and months following his death spurred action. We saw legislation taken up to reform policing and his death forever changed our country. Here in New York, we passed several historic police reforms in the wake of this terrible tragedy, and as speaker of the New York State Assembly I will continue to work on solutions to help heal our communities. Today, we remember George Floyd and pray for his daughter and family and friends as they mourn, and we recommit to bring desperately needed change and reform to our criminal justice system.”
Photo: Demonstrators march across the Brooklyn Bridge from lower Manhattan to remember the murder of George Floyd on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
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