Minneapolis, George Floyd

George Floyd Square businesses seek $30M from Minneapolis over loss of business, property value
A group of businesses at George Floyd Square is suing the City of Minneapolis and Mayor Jacob Frey for $30 million over losses they attribute to concrete barriers and a lack of policing in the area.
Businesses at struggling corner where George Floyd was killed sue Minneapolis
Business owners at the struggling corner where George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer in 2020 are suing the city to demand it take over their properties and compensate them.
Where Minneapolis police reform stands after George Floyd's death in 2020
Since George Floyd's 2020 murder, the Minneapolis Police Department has spent at least $2.5 million on training and recruitment, but some community members say that has not translated to trust.
Examining Minneapolis' police reform efforts more than 4 years after George Floyd's murder
In the aftermath of the 2020 murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers, the city has made drastic changes, including shifting funding from its police department into other services and investing in training and recruitment. Ash-har Quraishi ...
Community reacts to Minneapolis' redesign plan for George Floyd Square
Andrea Jenkins, the City Council member representing the area, said neighbors and the community around 38th Street and Chicago Avenue are like “the American electorate — very divided” over what it should become.
Businesses near George Floyd Square sue Minneapolis for $30M in damages
Business owners at the struggling corner where a Minneapolis police officer murdered George Floyd in 2020 are suing the city to demand it take over their properties and compensate them.
Minneapolis City Council hears plans for George Floyd Square
This project has been discussed at numerous public meetings -- but now, city council members are hearing the details directly from the planners.
Minneapolis staff to unveil George Floyd Square reconstruction plan
More than four years since Minneapolis police killed George Floyd, city officials say it’s time to step in and start road construction at the intersection where he died — a site that continues to draw protests,
Minneapolis plans to spend around 5 million dollars to improve George Floyd Square
The Minneapolis City Council has heard more details about the plans for George Floyd Square. The proposed project will include several memorial spaces for George Floyd, as well as sidewalk and road improvements.
Businesses at George Floyd Square sue Minneapolis, Mayor Frey for $30 million, demand condemnation
Citing years of deterioration and crime since George Floyd’s murder, several business owners at the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis demand in a new lawsuit that the city and Mayor Jacob Frey begin eminent domain proceedings to take over their properties.
Group overseeing Minneapolis, MN Human Rights Dept. settlement agreement update community on plan
Two sessions are being held this week to allow residents to ask questions about a 4-year police and city reform plan released ...
John Elder, MPD press officer at time of George Floyd killing, elected mayor of New Hope
As Washington Post columnist Philip Bump wrote, the sentence contains "the longest 'and' in the history of the English ...
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Minneapolis unveils a new vision for George Floyd Square
It has been 4½ years since the south Minneapolis area around the site of George Floyd’s police killing organically ...