Tag: New York City Police Department
The NYPD Is Back to Its Violent Old Ways
New York City police promised to minimize their presence at protests and stop brutalizing demonstrators. The NYPD is barely pretending to follow the settlement agreement.
New York City police arrest protesters in Brooklyn on May 31 during a demonstration against Israeli attacks on Rafah. On February 5, a New York court approved a settlement agreement that obligates the NYPD to minimize its presence at protests and facilitate First Amendment activity.
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The Student Encampments Aren’t a Danger to Jews. But the Crackdown Is.
The narrative of protesters endangering Jewish students has been used to justify police repression. But at the Columbia encampment, I saw a commitment to confronting antisemitism.
A view of the Gaza Solidarity Encampment at Columbia University in New York City on April 23, 2024.
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On Wednesday morning, all that was left of the Gaza Solidarity Encampment on Columbia University’s lawn was a patchwork of green and yellowed grasses, marking where tents