Video shows NYPD charge at, arrest protesters amid outdoor diners in NYC

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Dramatic video shows NYPD officers, some in riot gear, arrest a group of protesters in the midst of outdoor diners in the West Village on Saturday night.

The protesters — who were later hit with charges that include disorderly conduct — had been gathered on the sidewalk and a pedestrian island on Hudson Street near 10th Street.

Facing them across the street was a large group of bike cops, according to a video of the incident.

An automated police announcement warned against restricting pedestrian or vehicular traffic.

Suddenly, at around 9 p.m., officers race across the street, and shouting is heard.

“What are you doing!?” one person shouts as the officers knock over a restaurant’s stool in pursuit of a protester.

Protesters said they had moved onto Hudson Street after earlier marching to the nearby 6th Precinct to protest police busting up what they said had been a peaceful, art-driven rally in Washington Square Park, complete with a DJ playing music.

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