A riot in this city began when William Charles MacCready's performance of Macbeth was interrupted with garbage thrown by supporters of actor Edwin Forrest.
After Daniel Conover obtained an arrest warrant for this city's mayor, its Municipal and Metropolitan police forces clashed in an 1857 battle. A riot in this city began when William Charles MacCready's performance of Macbeth was interrupted with garbage thrown by supporters of actor Edwin Forrest. This city's Roach Guards, nicknamed for their symbol of a dead rabbit, sparked unrest in this city during the tenure of mayor (*) Fernando Wood by attacking the Bowery Boys gang in the Five Points neighborhood. A law that allowed the paying of 300 dollars to hire a substitute inspired a riot in this city, during which predominately Irish mobs attacked blacks for four days. For 10 points, name this city that experienced the 1863 Draft Riots.
After Daniel Conover obtained an arrest warrant for this city's mayor, its Municipal and Metropolitan police forces clashed in an 1857 battle.
New York City [or NYC]