New York police arrested pro-Palestinian demonstrators on two campuses Tuesday night, as officers cleared out a Columbia University building occupied by protesters.
Using a tactical vehicle, New York City police enter an upper floor of Hamilton Hall on the Columbia University campus in New York, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, after the building was taken over by protesters earlier in the day.New York police arrested about 300 people on two campuses Tuesday night, as officers cleared out a Columbia University building occupied by protesters. Some of the pro-Palestinian demonstrators were arrested after marching to a nearby college.
"Myself and many other students have just felt horror seeing the swiftness with which the NYPD came and deployed themselves onto our campus," said one Columbia student, who didn't give her name due to concerns about reprisal from the university.Pro-Palestinian supporters confront police during demonstrations at The City College Of New York as the NYPD cracks down on protest camps at both Columbia University and CCNY on Tuesday in New York City.
At Brown University, however, students agreed to end their protest encampment. They took that step after the school said it would hold a vote later this year on possible divestment from Israel.Columbia officials, meanwhile, said the protesters' occupation of Hamilton Hall was led by outside agitators.
"I've been saying for days, if not weeks now, that we should have been a peaceful protest," New York City Mayor Eric Adams said."It has basically been co-opted by professional outside agitators. We were extremely cautious about releasing our intel/information because our goal was to ensure the safety of our students, the faculty, and without any destruction of property."
Those who entered Hamilton Hall will be charged with burglary in the third degree, criminal mischief and trespassing, while participants who were outside the building will be charged with trespassing and disorderly conduct, NYPD said.
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