Overview

• The protest was led by Within Our Lifetime to demand an immediate cease-fire in Gaza as part of a nationwide solidarity campaign.
• Around 3:30 p.m. hundreds of demonstrators marched from City Hall and tried to force their way through the terminal’s Vanderbilt Hall entrance.
• Two protesters were arrested by NYPD on trespassing and disorderly conduct charges and issued Criminal Court summonses.
• MTA police detained two additional demonstrators on charges that have not been publicly disclosed.
• Video from the scene captured protesters waving Palestinian flags, chanting and banging drums as officers used batons to contain the crowd.