Governor Andrew Cuomo endorsed the suspensions, tweeting that what was seen on video was wholly unjustified and utterly disgraceful.
"The police commissioner suspended two police officers without pay," the mayor said.
"The district attorney's office continues to investigate the incident,” officials said in a news release, but the victim could not talk to investigators on Thursday night.
Buffalo police initially said in a statement that a person was injured when he tripped & fell, WIVB-TV reported, but Captain Jeff Rinaldo later told the TV station an internal investigation was opened.
"When I saw the video, certainly, it was incredibly distressing and very disappointing. You don't want to see anything like that," Brown told WIVB-TV on Friday.
The office of state Attorney General Letitia James tweeted that officials there were aware of the video. US Senator Charles Schumer called for an investigation, according to a statement reported by WIVB-TV.
"The casual cruelty demonstrated by Buffalo police officers tonight is gut wrenching and unacceptable," John Curr, the Buffalo chapter director for the New York Civil Liberties Union, said in a statement, adding that it should be a wake up call for city leaders to address police violence.
The mayor of a Southern California city resigned following an email in which he stated he didn't believe there's ever been a "good person of color killed by a police officer” locally.
Temecula Mayor James Stewart had apologized on Thursday for the email, saying he never meant to use the word good. He had said he is dyslexic and so used voice text to send his message but failed to notice the added word.
"Unfortunately, I did not take the time to proof read what was recorded. I absolutely did not say that,” Stewart told the Riverside Press-Enterprise on Thursday.
"What I said is 'I don't believe there has ever been a person of color murdered by police' on context to Temecula or Riverside County. I absolutely did not say 'good'. I have no idea how that popped up."
Stewart said he was replying to someone concerned about our police officers and their sensitivity training.
The city issued a press release late on Thursday announcing that Stewart, who was elected to a four-year term in 2016, was stepping down from his post and the city council, news outlets reported.
"You have every right to be hurt and offended. My typos and off-the-cuff response to an email on a serious topic added pain at a time where our community, and our country, is suffering," Stewart said in a statement.
“I may not be the best writer and I sometimes misspeak, but I am not racist." He said he was resigning because he understood his sincerest apologies cannot remedy this situation.
