Tensions simmered down after Mayor John Lindsay traveled into the heart of the area and stated that he regretted King 's wrongful death which led to the calming of residents .
Numerous businesses were still looted and set afire in Harlem and Brooklyn .
Tensions simmered down after Mayor John Lindsay traveled into the heart of the area and stated that he regretted King 's wrongful death which led to the calming of residents although numerous businesses were still looted and set afire in Harlem and Brooklyn .