New York City will extend an unprecedented curfew for the rest of the week, Mayor Bill de Blasio said, as protests continue to rock many states in the United States.

George Floyd died on Monday last week after a white police officer knelt on his neck for several minutes as he and his colleagues arrested him.

An onlooker's cell phone recorded the incident showing the 46-year-old black man moaning, "Please, I can't breathe" and "Don't kill me" as the police officer pressed his knee onto Floyd's neck. However, the video didn't show how the confrontation started.

After several minutes of the police office pressing his knee on Floyd’s neck, the victim went silent and was later pronounced dead.

The video quickly went viral on social media, sparking widespread protest from Tuesday afternoon, some of which have deteriorated into chaos.

New York is one of the states that have been rocked by protests as demonstrators demand justice for Floyd.

In New York City, some businesses have suffered damages as some protests turned violent, leading to police confrontation with protesters.

Source(s): Bloomberg