New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has apologized to the NYPD for saying it failed to do its job in controlling the George Floyd riots this week.
On Tuesday, Cuomo criticized both the NYPD and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for how they were handling the riots after several nights of violence and looting plagued the city.
Wednesday morning, NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan — the third highest-ranked member of the nation's largest police force — said on NBC's "Today" that an apology was issued.
"Last night, his office called and apologized to me, and I know he called the commissioner directly to apologize that that's not what he meant — he did not mean to put down the police officers," Monahan said.
Monahan added that he would like to see Cuomo issue a public apology later Wednesday.
"I hope he would come out publicly and say that again today during his press conferences because the men and women of this agency have done a remarkable job in probably unprecedented times," Monahan said.
"And I couldn't be prouder of the work that men and women of this agency have done."
New York City saw less unrest Tuesday night as peaceful protesters marched through the streets. There was an 8 p.m. curfew in effect, which many protesters ignored, but Monahan said that helped quell the rioting and looting.
Cities across the U.S. are dealing with protests after Floyd, a black man, died last week after a white police officer pressed a knee to his neck for nearly nine minutes while Floyd was in handcuffs.
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