Choppers overhead and a police van on fire outside my door

A 360° view of policing, looting, and "justice" from the front lines of the NYC protests.

(Words and photos by Matt Ruby.)

A few yards from my front door, flames flew out a police van and smoke filled the air.

See, I’ve got you hooked now, don’t I? Danger! Fear! I get why the media takes this approach; it’s scary, sexy, and gets clicks. (Heck, I even put it in the headline above so you’ll read this.)

And yes, I did witness a burning police va…