WATCH: Anarchy In NYC After De Blasio Imposes First Curfew Since 1943; Mayor Responds With New Curfew

Amid escalating violence, vandalism, and looting sweeping the nation, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) declared an 11 p.m. curfew Monday for the residents of his embattled city, a city still struggling to recover from the COVID-19 crisis. The curfew was the first imposed since the race riots of 1943.

But as reports and video footage make graphically clear, the mayor’s curfew failed to stop the wave of violence and destruction. In response, de Blasio has announced a stricter curfew and vowing action against those who “destroy property and hurt others.”