Citizens Inconvenienced

“’The [holiday] market is under security,’ said Farukh Gadov, a manager at a waffle food-stand in Union Square. ‘They’re making sure [protesters] avoid the market.’”
 — Protests against the state’s frequent, sometimes fatal use of excessive force against African Americans are adding to the stress of daily life, notes the Wall Street Journal, but at least you can still shop the Union Square holiday market without too much trouble. Have a snack while you’re there, it gives you a little extra energy when all that shopping tuckers you out.