Overview

• Police detained protesters who staged sit-ins at East 42nd Street and Second Avenue and at Third Avenue and East 46th Street to disrupt access to the General Assembly.
• Organized groups including Extinction Rebellion, Climate Defenders and Rise and Resist framed the action as opposition to President Trump, citing climate and broader policy grievances.
• Midtown gridlock persisted for more than 20 minutes before the NYPD Strategic Response Group cleared intersections using flex cuffs.
• Authorities reported multiple disorderly conduct arrests around 9 a.m., as demonstrators held signs reading “Trump is the emergency,” “Fascist,” and “Arrest Trump.”
• UN security on Monday arrested a 38-year-old man found inside the building without credentials on a trespass charge, and he was interviewed by NYPD Intelligence and the Secret Service.