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PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS RALLY IN MANHATTAN AS NYPD THWARTS ACTIVISITS’ PLAN
TO ‘FLOOD’ JFK AIRPORT
By Khristina Narizhnaya, Georgia Worrell, Max Rivera and Tina Moore
Published Jan. 27, 2024, 6:04 p.m. ET
The NYPD thwarted hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters who descended on
Manhattan Saturday by partially blocking the Brooklyn Bridge — while also
preventing the activists’ plans to “flood” JFK Airport in Queens.
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About 800 people marched down Broadway from Union Square, chanting “NYPD, KKK,
IDF they’re all the same,” “Cease fire now,” and “From the river to the sea
Palestine will be free.”
Video shows several protesters in zip ties being led to police vehicles at the
Manhattan protest. Police sources said 10 protesters were arrested in Brooklyn
and cops handed out 108 vehicle summonses in Queens.
Meanwhile, protesters intent on overwhelming John F. Kennedy Airport in Queens
were largely stymied by the NYPD – whose officials had vowed to get tougher on
the practically daily demonstrations.
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A caravan of protesters, hanging out of cars and waving flags, headed to the
airport only to be met with heightened police activity and heavy traffic delays
along the route.
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Police officers stand at the ready for pro-Palestinian protesters. SARAH
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“These guys ain’t making it in,” an officer at JFK with a team of Port Authority
Police Department officers told The Post of the caravan. “We have five vehicles
stopped on the Belt.”
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A 25-foot assembly area across from the arrivals terminal sat mostly empty,
awaiting Hamas sympathizers as only about 60 protesters made it to the airport
by late-afternoon.
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People arriving to pick up loved ones or catch flights themselves complained of
snarled traffic.
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A woman hangs out of a sunroof as another holds a flag out of a window in a
caravan near JFK. Getty Images
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“Oh my God,” Maria Gonzales, 44, of Coney Island, said. “So much traffic. They
had cops everywhere. I just want to pick up my husband.”
Brooklynite Melanie Chacha, 22, spent 30 minutes waiting for her mother to show
up to fetch her after she arrived in New York from Panama.
“I’m sorry for the people dying over there, but this is not the place for a
protest,” said Chacha, who was toting a carry-on and tiny lap dog.
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NYPD Assistant Commissioner Kaz Daughtry spoke out against the protest on
Saturday. NYPD
Threats of protests also caused confusion for hard-working Uber drivers and
chauffeurs.
“This is not helping,” said Forhed Sunny, 26, a limo driver from Ozone Park. “I
drive rich people that are not from New York City. This could cause them to
complain.”
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One airport employee was frustrated about being late for his shift as a
construction worker at JFK.
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Supporters of Palestine drive in convoy near JFK Airport as they targeted the
airport with protests Saturday. Getty Images
“This is f—ing insane,” fumed Michael Oliveira, 39, who said he missed an
Airtrain to his job because of the commotion.
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A group of travelers, shouldering high end ski equipment, hustled to make it out
of the cold and on to their flight. They said, “cops had the Van Wyck shut down,
something’s definitely going on.”
Protests have sprung up almost daily in the city over Israel’s bombing in the
Gaza Strip that was meant to wipe out Hamas but has killed thousands of people.
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The caravan of protesters had planned to “flood” the airport. Getty Images
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NYPD officials have pledged to get tougher on the gatherings leading up to the
planned JFK protest.
“Trying to shut down an airport? You will be the one getting shut down! We
respect peaceful protest but will not tolerate lawlessness,” warned NYPD
Assistant Commissioner Kaz Daughtry in an X posting Friday. “The NYPD stands
ready to ensure that our airports are operational and that hardworking New
Yorkers going on vacation are not inconvenienced.”
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