NYPD Disperses Pro-Palestine Protest at New York University After Assistance Sought
Published on April 23, 2024
An encampment set up by students at New York University (NYU) has been dispersed, and arrests were reportedly made after pro-Palestine protesters refused the school’s requests to leave the area. According to a post on social media platform X on April 22, Kaz Daughtry, the deputy commissioner of the New York Police Department’s Security Operations Center, stated that NYU leadership contacted him via a letter regarding an ongoing protest in Gould Plaza. In videos shared on social media, a large group of protesters is seen being dispersed by police. “They were described as interfering with the safety and security of our community,” Mr. Daughtry said....