Earlier, hundreds of protesters affiliated with the Communist KKE party raised their arms in a clenched fist salute on Syntagma Square, scene of violent clashes between police and protesters during previous protests.
It was peaceful this time, although at previous protests the police clashed with protesters, and a lot of people got hurt.
While women have been shot during previous protests, such shootings are rare, particularly if, as the protesters say, the woman in Taiz was killed intentionally.
But unlike previous protests, the police did not baton charge or thrash the protesters - at least not very much - and only a few teargas canisters were fired, which landed half-heartedly in a nearby garden.
Previous protests had ended in bloodshed.
Previous protests had been not just upbeat, but almost euphoric.
"The mood is different than in previous protests".
De Blasio said these and previous protests had nothing to do with the commissioner's departure.
Storefronts in downtown Seattle have also been smashed in previous protests.
But the overall police presence, while still large, seemed lighter than at previous protests.
Previous protests in North America have seen many women marching in lingerie.
