Pro-Palestine Protests Escalate at NYU, NYPD Chief and Officers Confronted

Assistant Chief James McCarthy and NYPD officers were swarmed by protesters demanding the release of a detained woman during a heated confrontation at NYU.

Assistant Chief James McCarthy and NYPD officers faced intense protests at NYU as demonstrators demanded the release of a detained female protester.
Protesters chased the police into the NYU Catholic Center, shouting accusations of kidnapping and hurling profanities.
The confrontation is part of broader campus demonstrations across the U.S., with similar incidents reported at Yale and Columbia Universities.
NYPD's Strategic Response Group, specialized in handling civil disorders, was involved in managing the protest.
The protests are linked to a wider call for U.S. colleges to divest from companies supporting the Israeli military in the Gaza conflict.