Police began clearing out protesters at New York University (NYU) in downtown Manhattan on Friday as pressure continued to build on the city’s mayor, Eric Adams, to divulge more details on identities and affiliations of those within the 282 people arrested at uptown Columbia and City College of New York (CCNY) on Tuesday night – after he blamed “outside agitators” for prompting a crackdown.
Campuses elsewhere were relatively quiet overnight, while the recent weeks of escalated pro-Palestinian protests across more than 40 campuses nationwide have resulted in almost 2,200 arrests, according to an Associated Press tally.
Police show flyers they found at the NYU protest which was being used by pro-Palestinian protesters which read “D*ath to America.”
The enemy is already here. pic.twitter.com/Qlg1e0RVeN
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) May 3, 2024
The @NYPDnews proudly protects everyone’s right to free speech and peaceful protest.
Here’s a look at just some of the inflammatory literature and signage we observed today at the illegal encampment on @NYU property:
“Enough with De-Escalation Trainings: Where are the… pic.twitter.com/Zo3hSF55rG
— NYPD Deputy Commissioner, Operations Kaz Daughtry (@NYPDDaughtry) May 3, 2024
