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Pro-Palestinian protesters on Thursday confront supporters of Israel outside The New School in Manhattan as tensions over the war in Gaza continue on campuses and inside of colleges and universities throughout the city. The NYPD said Friday morning that it would begin to disperse an encampment set up at New York University.
The New York Police Department on Friday said they will begin moving in to clear a pro-Palestinian encampment at New York University after school officials asked them for assistance.
"NYU has requested our assistance to disperse the illegal encampment on their property. As per their request, we are on site and our officers will be assisting with the unparalleled professionalism embodied by our police officers,' NYPD Commissioner, Operations, Kaz Daughtery posted on the social media site X.
#HAPPENINGNOW: @NYU has requested our assistance to disperse the illegal encampment on their property. As per their request, we are on site and our officers will be assisting with the unparalleled professionalism embodied by our police officers.@NYPDnews @NYPDChiefPatrol… pic.twitter.com/scHKsot6On
— NYPD Deputy Commissioner, Operations Kaz Daughtry (@NYPDDaughtry) May 3, 2024
The encampment at NYU in Manhattan is one of among dozens set up at colleges across the country in solidarity with pro-Palestinian protests that began at Columbia College in New York City last month.
On Tuesday night, the NYPD dismantled the encampment at Columbia after protesters took over Hamilton Hall, and school officials asked them to intervene.
According to a count by the Associated Press, more than 2,000 people have been arrested across the country in connection to the demonstrations.
The encampment on UCLA's campus was dismantled early Thursday morning, leaving behind graffiti covered walls and the remnants of barricades. UCLA's academic worker's union is considering a strike in solidarity with the protesters, which if enacted would bring grading for all students on campus to a halt. The union will vote on the strike on Monday.
