Protests

New Zealand’s Parliament was briefly suspended Thursday after Maori members staged a traditional ceremonial dance to protest legislation that would reinterpret a treaty between the British and indigenous Maori.

Police arrested several protests Monday morning amid a large demonstration calling out the United States’ participation in Israel attacks on Gaza.

Three Columbia University administrators have been permanently removed from their posts. News 4’s Chris Glorioso reports. 

Columbia University has removed three administrators from their positions and will keep them on indefinite leave after finding that text messages they exchanged during a campus discussion about Jewish life “touched on ancient antisemitic tropes.”

Elected officials in New York City and Los Angeles have signaled recently that they’re open to reinstating decades-old mask bans after several tense pro-Palestinian demonstrations, where local officials say masked protesters aimed to conceal their identity.

Dozens protested after they were were disappointed with D.A Alvin Bragg over the decision to drop charges against demonstrators that took part in the takeover of Columbia’s Hamilton Hall. NBC New York’s Gus Rosendale reports. 

The pro-Palestinian demonstration comes after more than a dozen protestors were arrested on June 5.

The group Climate Defiance took responsibility for the protest, wearing shirts reading “end fossil fuels.”

Tents are back up on Columbia University’s campus as pro-Palestinian protesters hope to reach alumni visiting this weekend.  News 4’s Jessica Cunnington reports. 

Pro-Palestinian protesters returned to Columbia University’s campus on Friday evening to retake the school’s South Lawn just weeks after dramatic action by the NYPD to clear the grounds. Protesters returned to the lawn for the first time in weeks with a number of tents and banners in the middle of the university’s alumni weekend. The protesters were identified as...

Thirty-four people were taken into custody on Friday after pro-Palestinian protesters stormed the Brooklyn Museum. 

News 4’s Myles Miller reports. 

The NYPD has released a comprehensive threat assessment for the upcoming Israel Day on Fifth Parade on Sunday.  Police officials say there’s no specific threat to the event at this point. Security will be stepped up as a precaution. The NYPD Intelligence and Counterterrorism Bureau has warned that extremists from various ideological backgrounds may view the event as an...

A campus safety officer at a public college in New York City has been suspended after footage circulated online showing him cursing at pro-Palestinian protesters saying he supported killing them all.

Mayor Eric Adams also defended the police department’s response to a pro-Palestinian street demonstration in Brooklyn over the weekend, calling video of officers repeatedly punching men lying prone on the ground an “isolated incident.”

New York City Mayor Eric Adams defended the police department’s response to a pro-Palestinian street demonstration in Brooklyn over the weekend, calling video of officers repeatedly punching men lying prone on the ground an “isolated incident.” Adams complained that protesters who marched through Brooklyn’s Bay Ridge section had blocked traffic, spit at officers and climbed on top of a moving...

The Port Authority warned commuters crossing the George Washington Bridge Wednesday morning of significant delays amid preparations by law enforcement for possible protests. Tracie Strahan reports live from Washington Heights. 

Police activity could be seen on a busy George Washington Bridge Thursday morning.

The Port Authority warned commuters crossing the George Washington Bridge Wednesday morning of significant delays amid preparations by law enforcement for possible protests. Traffic delays of up to 75 minutes on the upper levels of the GWB heading into New York were reported during the morning commute. A police officer was seen guarding a closed gate at the northwalk bicycle…

A New York real estate developer was charged with assault after police said he struck a woman with his car during a pro-Palestinian demonstration led by students connected to the Columbia University protest encampment. Reuven Kahane was arrested Tuesday. The woman he struck was also arrested, but a charge of criminal mischief was dropped Wednesday by the Manhattan district attorney....