1874 Tompkins Square Park riot

Tompkins Square Park riot
Crowd driven from Tompkins Square by the mounted police
DateJanuary 13, 1874
Location
40°43′43″N 73°58′53″W / 40.72861°N 73.98139°W / 40.72861; -73.98139
GoalsPanic of 1873 labor relief
MethodsStrikes, Protest, Demonstrations
Parties
The Committee of Safety in New York City;
Tenth Ward Workingmen's Association
New York police
Lead figures

Patrick Dunn;
Joseph Hoefflicher;
Samuel Gompers

Casualties and losses
Deaths:
Injuries:
Arrests: 46
Deaths:
Injuries:
New York City

The Tompkins Square Park riot occurred on January 13, 1874, at Tompkins Square Park in what is now the East Village and Alphabet City neighborhoods of Manhattan, New York City. The riot started after the New York City Police Department clashed with a demonstration involving thousands of unemployed civilians.