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If you enjoy my work and want to help me continue to provide live, comprehensive, & independent (and free!) coverage of protests, you can support me in a variety of ways: Venmo: Katie-Smith87 🩷

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3 months

NOW: A man wearing a Stormtrooper helmet carrying a sign reading “the empire did nothing wrong” appears at the pro-Israel counter demonstration

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Protestors cheer upon learning Henry Kissinger died

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NOW: Columbia University faculty link arms and form a wall in front of the entrance to the ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment’ as hundreds of students encircle the both lawns Students remaining in the encampment were told they could face disciplinary action after 2PM

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3 months

NOW: Protestors have taken over the tunnel to Grand Central The march rapidly changed directions and rushed into the tunnel before NYPD could block the entrance

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12 days

NOW: Students at the Fashion Institute of Technology are attempting to deliver pizzas to the Gaza Solidarity Encampment inside the building but are blocked by security “Let them eat!” the students chant as they surround the entrance

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During Jummah (Friday prayer) this afternoon, Columbia University students formed a human shield with blankets to provide privacy to those students participating in prayer after a video showing students praying on the lawn began circulating on social media 📸

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NOW: A protestor yells “hey turn your fucking camera around! Do your job!” at the mainstream media crews in the staging area

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3 months

NOW: Protestors have now taken over the upper roadway of Grand Central, forcing traffic to grind to a halt

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7 days

NOW: After merging with a large group of FIT students, the march has swelled to several hundred people The march is now expected to head to Columbia University

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6 days

NOW: Fordham University students hold up the letters they just received informing them they are now suspended Protesters wrote “free Palestine” on the letters

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2 months

Susan Sarandon speaks at “Millions March for Palestine” in Washington Square Park

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3 months

NOW: A halal cart vendor climbs on top of his cart and waves a Palestinian as the protestors march by

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15 days

NOW: NYPD arrests at least a dozen NYU faculty members in the ‘Liberated Zone’ at Gould Plaza Police deployed the LRAD while protesters were praying

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5 months

Protestors have now kettled cops with their own barricades

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8 days

NOW: At least a thousand students at Columbia University are currently encircling the entire interior of campus in attempt to protect the ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment,’ which was ordered to disperse by 2 PM

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2 months

NOW: The protest is preparing to march down 2nd Avenue towards AIPAC headquarters

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11 days

NOW: NYU students have established a new ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment’ after NYPD swept their first encampment in Gould Plaza Hundreds of UAW members and supporters marched to the encampment

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NOW: Protestors chant “genocide supporter!” as Jerry Seinfeld leaves Bari Weiss’ event at the 92nd Street Y He waved at protestors as he got into his car

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5 months

Protestors storm the shops at Columbus Circle despite security’s best efforts to prevent it

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18 days

NOW: Protesters have taken to the streets and are now marching to Columbia University, where students are still occupying the lawn in front of Butler Library

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22 days

NOW: A protester sets an American flag on fire outside Brooklyn Borough Hall as protesters rally on the steps

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11 days

NOW: “Why are you wearing riot gear? I don’t see no riot here!” NYU students chant as they attempt to defend the new ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment’ from officers

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3 months

NOW: Protestors are chanting “whose streets? Our streets!” as they continue to march in the road in defiance of NYPD’s orders

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19 days

NOW: Hundreds of students have occupied the west lawn in front of Butler Library at Columbia University as university staff clear out the encampment on the east lawn following the mass arrest of student demonstrators

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7 days

NOW: The situation at CCNY has rapidly spiraled out of control Protesters tried to break through the barricades which led to absolute chaos breaking out People thrown to the ground and journalists (including me) were hit and shoved by officers in the melee

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@ScottPresler @realDonaldTrump "Civil rights"? You have to be kidding me. You're literally protesting democracy and the rule of law 😂

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7 days

NOW: Protesters have taken to the streets after rallying outside Columbia University as they head to what will be the final stop in a marathon protest to all 5 student encampments in NYC The march is now heading north on Broadway to CCNY

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17 days

NOW: Although separated by a locked gate, protesters and Columbia University students rally together on what is now day 4 of the student encampment

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19 days

It is now 1 AM here in NYC and protesters are still outside the main gates of Columbia University, chanting and dancing — around 10 hours after the protest began 21 hours later, Columbia students are still occupying the lawn in front of Butler Library

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4 months

NOW: A massive crowd — at least 3-4 blocks long — is now marching to Gracie Mansion, the official mayoral residence. The crowd is so large that the end of the march isn’t visible from the front

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4 months

NOW: Protestors are now marching through Times Square chanting “stop bombing Yemen now” and “hands off Yemen now”

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14 days

NOW: Protesters have marched to 1 Police Plaza from NYU following the mass arrests of students and faculty at the ‘Liberated Zone’ This is by far the biggest jail support crowd I’ve seen — looks to be at least 300 people, spilling out into the street

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7 days

NOW: Protesters rush into Penn Station to take the train to Columbia University Most of the marchers were blocked from entering the station by police, but around 20-30 protesters managed to get inside

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15 days

NOW: Students and faculty members join hands and form a human chain around the student encampment on the plaza in front of NYU Stern Protesters were ordered to disperse by 4pm

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15 days

NOW: NYU students are occupying the plaza in front of NYU Stern, one of many such encampments which have sprung up on college campuses across the country over the past week The entrance to the plaza is barricaded off, but supporters are picketing on the sidewalk

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3 months

NOW: Students at Fort Hamilton High School in Bay Ridge walk out in support of Palestine. This afternoon, students from across NYC will be gathering for a rally on the steps of the NYPL Bryant Park.

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NOW: Students are encircling the Columbia University encampment as the 2 PM deadline to clear the encampment passes Students remaining in the encampment have been told they will face disciplinary action if they remain in the encampment after 2 PM

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5 months

Chants of “Israel bombs, USA pays, how many kids did you kill today?” as protestors march past the uber-expensive restaurant Cipriani

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“The bloated NYPD budget could fund ALL migrant housing and only have to cut overtime in the subway” - spotted in the East Village across from Tompkins Square Park & the migrant ‘reticketing center’

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Today, Barnard suspended multiple students participating in the ‘Gaza solidarity encampment.’ “Barnard and Columbia will look back at this moment and capitalize on the legacy of their student activists […] and we will not allow for this to be co-opted when that time comes,” a…

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2 months

NOW: Protestors are marching through Chinatown, often sprinting and rapidly changing directions to evade police 2 NYPD helicopters are hovering above the march

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7 days

NOW: In the last few minutes, the size of the crowd at 140th and Amsterdam has roughly doubled One of the newly arrived protesters brought a saxophone

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1 month

NOW: Protestors set off a smoke bomb across from Biden’s fundraiser at Radio City Music Hall Protestors have been rallying for 3 hours now and are still high energy despite the rain

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25 days

NOW: Pro-Palestine protesters take over the upper roadway to Grand Central in NYC after managing to evade police and enter the tunnel to the station

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15 days

NOW: Protesters at NYU rush into the intersection and block the NYPD buses containing the arrested protesters from moving

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5 months

Happening now: People are gathering on the steps of the New York Public Library at Bryant Park to honor Palestinian journalists

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18 days

NOW: There is currently a teach-in happening on the lawn at Columbia University, with speakers discussing how Palestine is part of a global interconnected struggle

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7 days

NOW: SRG officers arrest a protester after he hit an officer with an empty water jug There are probably 200 officers here — organizers ordered people to disperse

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A new ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment’ is set up at Fordham’s Lincoln Center campus

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3 months

NOW: Protestors wave their phone lights as they chant “Gaza! Gaza!” in front of News Corp. (FOX News) headquarters

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1 month

NOW: The sidewalk across from Radio City Music Hall is completely packed with protestors The Biden campaign fundraiser, featuring former presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, is expected to begin around 7:30

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5 months

Protest is now marching north on 6th Avenue The march has been on the move for the past 5 hours and is still going strong

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22 days

NOW: Protesters march through the City Point shopping center in Brooklyn chanting “while you’re shopping, bombs are dropping!” After making a wave of arrests on the Brooklyn Bridge, marchers evaded police

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5 months

The march is now outside of Grand Central, still heading east on 42nd Street

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7 days

The situation at CCNY is absolutely out of control, will update when possible

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2 months

NOW: Protestors continue to evade NYPD The march is proceeding at a fast pace and is changing directions at nearly every turn, effectively foiling police efforts to block the march with barricades

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1 month

NOW: Protesters have taken to the streets and are marching thru SoHo, knocking over barricades on the way

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15 days

NOW: The situation at NYU is rapidly escalating — protesters attempted to march alongside the buses and rushed into another intersection Massive numbers of officers running though the streets, one person was pepper sprayed Protest has splintered into smaller groups

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2 months

NOW: A protestor scales the famous Charging Bull statue near Wall Street and waves a Palestinian flag as the march passes by on the street

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NOW: Pro-Palestine protestors in NYC unfurl a giant quilt on the steps of the Met Protestors are chanting “free, free Palestine!”

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5 months

This morning, dozens of people gathered at Stonewall National Monument to pray for the people of Palestine. Organizers spoke of the need for Palestinian liberation as well as liberation for all queer people & pushed back against the ‘pinkwashing’ of the conflict. 📷

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5 months

Happening now outside the Met: protestors take over the steps and display banners while chanting “revolution”

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Protestors march north thru lower Manhattan while chanting “the more they try to silence us, the louder we will be”

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21 days

NOW: A Google employee participating in the sit-in on the 10th floor of Google’s Chelsea office says that the demonstrators won’t leave until they are removed

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4 months

NOW: Organizers with Al Awda NY give flowers to representatives from the South African Mission to the UN in what they describe as a token of their gratitude and “undying support” for South Africa’s decision to charge Israel with genocide in the ICJ

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2 months

NOW: Pro-Palestine protestors in NYC flood the Union Square subway station It is unclear where the protest is heading

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15 days

NOW: Students are picketing outside the New School in support of the encampment which has been erected inside the lobby of the University Center

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NOW: Protesters are still rallying outside the main gates of Columbia University — protesters have been out here for 8 hours now The student encampment is also still ongoing

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🚨Current situation at the student encampment at Columbia University right now: - Press & legal observers ordered to leave the lawn by NYPD - NYPD now mass arresting students - Legal observers are being arrested - Top NYPD officials are on scene

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5 months

Protestors outside the UN cheer upon learning the ceasefire resolution was passed the General Assembly

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2 months

NOW: A group carrying Palestinian flags and a banner reading “free Palestine, free Gaza” marches in the Lunar New Year parade Demonstrators along the parade route joined them in chants of “ceasefire now!”

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4 months

NOW: Protestors are in Times Square chanting “From Yemen to Palestine, imperialism is a crime”

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NOW: The situation outside of CCNY escalated rapidly after protesters tried to push through the fences blocking off access to the encampment, prompting an NYPD officer to pull out his baton

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The man with the Stormtrooper helmet stands next to the pro-Israel counter demonstrators “Every episode of the Mandalorian they use baby Yoda’s as human shields, am I right? Prove me wrong,” he says

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NOW: NYPD officers have all left the new ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment’ at NYU — the only officers here are now campus security

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NOW: NYU students have set up an encampment on the plaza in front of NYU Stern, less than a week after Columbia students erected a similar encampment The students are demanding NYU divest from Israel, including closing their academic center in Tel Aviv

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4 months

NOW: The protest continues to march up 6th Avenue towards Times Square, where NYC’s New Years Eve celebration will be getting underway in roughly 30 minutes. I highly doubt NYPD will allow the march to actually reach Times Square, much like they did with the tree lighting.

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NOW: Protesters are in Zuccotti Park, which they plan to occupy as a “no cop autonomous zone” The group is currently paused for prayer, but it appears they are planning on staying as long as possible — there are dozens of boxes of pizzas

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5 months

Good morning from a rainy midtown Manhattan, where protestors are picketing outside the New York Times building

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NOW: Columbia students wave Palestinian flags and keffiyehs as protesters continue to rally on the sidewalk below This is day 3 of both the student encampment and protests outside campus

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NOW: Protesters are marching through lower Manhattan chanting “free Palestine!” and “Stop Cop City!”

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Lamis Deek, a human rights attorney with the PAL Commission, said at a press conference outside the South African Mission to the UN: “We are not speaking empty words, we are coming for all of you — everywhere, in every forum: legal, administrative, prosecutorial.”

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An emergency vigil for Aaron Bushnell, the U.S. Air Force member who died after setting himself on fire in front of the Israeli embassy while yelling “free Palestine!,” has been announced The vigil will happen in front of the Army Recruitment Office in Times Square tomorrow

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NOW: Students and faculty at NYU link arms and form a wall around the new ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment’ as they stare down a wall of officers

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5 months

After breaking through multiple layers of barricades and cops, protestors are now marching down 6th Avenue

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NOW: Professor Shai Davidai is denied access to the Columbia University campus after his ID was deactivated as pro-Israel protesters and media surround the gate at Earl Hall Shai Davidai requested a police escort to accompany him to a sit-in in the ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment’

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4 months

NOW: Pro-Palestine protestors are outside the New York Stock Exchange

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Cheers erupt as the different groups of protestors converge in lower Manhattan

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A monster truck with “free Palestine” and “it’s not a war, it’s genocide” written on it pull up to the side of the protest

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@BhattiSaaaaab Yes, it is 100% real — the organizer had the march pause and then announced his death

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NOW: “Disclose! Divest! We will not stop, we will not rest!” Students at Columbia University are gathering at the sundial at the center of campus to rally in support of the ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment’

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@GrahamAllen_1 @realDonaldTrump I don't think trying to provoke a war with a country that has nuclear weapons on Twitter is praiseworthy. Especially not for a sitting President.

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NOW: Protestors at Columbia University are continuing to march down Broadway in defiance of NYPD’s demands to get on the sidewalk

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4 months

NOW: Protestors arrive in Times Square for the ‘Emergency Protest for Yemen’

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NOW: Protesters are chanting “NYPD! out of CUNY now!” as they continue to demonstrate at 140th and Amsterdam Police have barricaded off the block to prevent protesters from getting to the encampment

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NOW: Protesters set off more flares at the gates to CCNY Protesters outside are tossing bottles of water to the protesters inside campus I’m heading out now but will try and share any updates

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NOW: The Gaza solidarity encampment is still going strong, with students hanging out on the lawn in front of Butler Library Protesters are still rallying outside the main gates

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5 months

Protestors take over Moynihan Train Hall after evading police and rushing the station

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Protestors sprinted ahead and rushed Penn Station, getting past the only guard at the door while NYPD was preoccupied guarding another entrance

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NOW: Students are picketing outside The New School in support of the ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment’ inside the University Center A sign posted inside the building reads “cops called at NYU, what will our admin do”

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