Overview
- Over 100 pro-Palestine protesters were arrested at The New York Times headquarters in Midtown Manhattan, with the group demanding a boycott of the publication.
- The demonstrators accused The New York Times of biased coverage of the Israel-Hamas conflict, chanting 'New York Times you can’t hide we charge you with genocide!'
- Protesters also blocked the driveway of The New York Times printing facility in Queens, causing disruption to newspaper distribution.
- The New York Times responded by stating their commitment to independent reporting and rejecting any assertions of bias in their coverage.
- New York City has seen a surge in pro-Palestine protests since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war on October 7.