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150 ARRESTED AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY AMID PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTS, NYPD SAYS

Protesters on Monday broke through barriers around Gould Plaza, the school said.

By
Jessica Gorman
and
Kevin Shalvey
April 23, 2024, 6:35 AM ET
• 4 min read

Tensions rise as classes go online at Columbia amid protestsCampuses are on edge
as mobilizations against the Israel-Hamas conflict persist at some of the
nation's leading colleges and universities.Alex Kent/AFP via Getty Images

More than 150 people were arrested at New York University on Monday night,
police said, as pro-Palestinian protests spread on college campuses throughout
the country.

Students, faculty and others were arrested after school officials asked the New
York Police Department for help clearing a plaza on NYU's Manhattan campus,
police said. Many of those arrested were "still being processed through the
night and most if not all will be released," the department said.



The arrests came days after more than 100 people, including many students, were
arrested while protesting at Columbia University. Protests have grown at other
schools, including Yale University, since the Israel-Hamas war began in October.


Pro-Palestinian students and activists face police officers as they protest the
Israel-Hamas war on the campus of New York University in New York on April 22,
2024. Alex Kent/AFP via Getty Images
MORE: What to know: Columbia University student protests against Israel-Gaza war
continue

"There is a pattern of behavior occurring on campuses across our nation, in
which individuals attempt to occupy a space in defiance of school policy," Kaz
Daughtry, the NYPD's deputy commissioner for operations, said in a social media
post. "Rest assured, in NYC the NYPD stands ready to address these prohibited
and subsequently illegal actions whenever we are called upon."

Protesters at NYU on Monday broke through barriers that had been set up around
Gould Plaza, a square outside the Stern School of Business, the school's Global
Campus Safety department said in a statement.


NYPD officers detain pro-Palestinian students and protesters who had set up an
encampment on the campus of New York University (NYU) to protest the
Israel-Hamas war, in New York on April 22, 2024. Alex Kent/AFP via Getty Images


Officials warned those who'd entered the square on Monday that they needed to
clear the plaza by 4 p.m.

"If you leave now, no one will face any consequences for today’s actions—no
discipline, no police," safety officials said in a message delivered to those in
the plaza. That message was also shared on the university's official social
media channels.


NYPD officers detain pro-Palestinian students and protesters who had set up an
encampment on the campus of New York University to protest the Israel-Hamas war,
in New York on April 22, 2024. Alex Kent/AFP via Getty Images

"The one safety requirement we made was that no additional protestors could
enter Gould Plaza," the message said. "With the breach of the barricades early
this afternoon, that requirement was violated, and we witnessed disorderly,
disruptive, and antagonizing behavior that has interfered with the safety and
security of our community."

NYU officials appealed to the NYPD for help, according to a letter shared by
Daughtry, the NYDP deputy commissioner.

ABC News' Kiara Alfonseca and Matt Foster contributed to this story.

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