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450 demonstrations on the Israel-Hamas war have taken place in NYC, officials say
Some 158,000 people participated in the protests, authorities said Friday.
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Giulia Heyward
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"My Tooth Was Out, My Head Was Ringing": Nine Protesters Detail Their Violent Encounters With The NYPD
"It was clear that they were given some type of directive to use the curfew as an excuse to escalate violence and abuse."
By
Sydney Pereira
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Jake Offenhartz
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Gwynne Hogan
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De Blasio Defends NYPD Officers Who Drove Into Demonstrators
In a late night press conference in Brooklyn, the mayor also pleaded with protestors to go home.
By
John Del Signore
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New Yorkers Join Nationwide Night Of Protest Demanding Trump's Impeachment
The event was one of hundreds of scheduled “Impeach and Remove” demonstrations organized around the country.
By
Arun Venugopal
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Protesters Urge Cuomo To 'Make Billionaires Pay' For Climate Crisis
'If only there were a place in New York where all the wealth of the world were coalesced on, say, a certain street, maybe we could tax it more.'
By
Fred Mogul
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'Decolonize This Place' Protesters Disrupt Brooklyn Museum, Condemn 'Imperial Plunder'
'This museum houses collections obtained through imperial plunder. Diverse programming is not enough!'
By
Molly Enking
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Ways To Protest & Resist Trump In NYC This Week
Donald Trump has been president for almost a month, and the protests don't seem to be slowing down at all.
By
Jake Offenhartz
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Protesters Sue NYPD Over Use Of Potentially Deafening LRAD Sound Weapon
Officers caused lasting hearing damage with their improper use of LRADs during a 2014 Eric Garner protest, the suit claims.
By
Miranda Katz
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NYC Cops Are Blithely Firing A Potentially Deafening Sound Cannon At Peaceful Protesters
"The idea that the NYPD has a weapon that can cause permanent hearing damage and is willing to use it on peaceful demonstrators definitely has a chilling effect."
By
Gothamist Staff
Food
Chrissy Teigen & John Legend Support NYC Protests With Free Food Truck Handouts
The couple, along with social media activism organization Help or Hush, hired three food trucks to feed protestors last night.
By
Nell Casey
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