The NYPD is putting distance between leftist American protesters who want to see Nicolás Maduro released and Venezuelans and Cubans cheering the socialist dictator’s capture. About 30 protesters milled about waving signs reading “Free President Maduro” and “No War for Venezuela Oil” in front of the Brooklyn courthouse where Maduro and his wife, Flora, are making their first appearance before a federal judge on narco-terrorism, drug trafficking and other charges.