Dozens of anti-Israel protesters created significant disruptions in Lower Manhattan on Monday morning, leading to the blockade of three major bridges and the Holland Tunnel. The protest, titled “Shut it Down for Palestine,” escalated into chaos, resulting in over 130 arrests.
The demonstrators, who had initially gathered at City Hall Park, split into groups and spread out to the Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Williamsburg Bridges, as well as the Holland Tunnel, according to the NYPD.
Their actions effectively halted traffic, inciting strong reactions from commuters infuriated by the unnecessary and pointless disruption, done simply to support the genocidal terrorists in Gaza.
The NYPD reported that by 10 a.m., approximately 40 protesters were on the Brooklyn Bridge, 12 on the Manhattan Bridge, 75 on the Williamsburg Bridge, and a large group within the Holland Tunnel.
Videos circulating online showed protesters at the tunnel’s entrance, holding signs with messages like “Lift the Siege of Gaza, Ceasefire Now,” “End the Occupation, Free All Palestinian Prisoners, USA Stop Arming Israel,” and chanting “Free, free Palestine!”
The Port Authority Police made 130 arrests at the Holland Tunnel, with additional arrests made at the bases of the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges. Photos from the scene showed suspects handcuffed with zip ties and being loaded onto an MTA bus near the Brooklyn Bridge.
Normal traffic flow resumed by approximately 10:45 a.m., and by 11 a.m., there were no signs of protesters around the bridge entrances or City Hall.
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They’ll be back tomorrow.
The protest coincided with the first business day of raising tolls. This increase was not because of increase cost. Rather because it was inline with inflation rates.
The police should simply have shot all of them dead for treason, as well as :-
1) Would have cleared the blockage even faster
2) Shall deter future crazy marches as well as future treason
3) Not wasted taxpayers’ money on court cases & pprison
We really should see about getting coyotes to bring them to the Mexican side of the border
They can do like a foreign exchange swap
Eddie Caban should resign in disgrace! Another failed affirmative action pick. He’s still laying on the beach in the Dominican Republic as the city sinks further and further into the cesspool of anarchy. This bum is even worse than Lee Brown who worked under Dinkins.
this mayor allows for bikes to take over streets and for terrorists lovers to take over bridges, I guess when you take money from Hamas supporter Erdogan this is expected
Who hired all these people? Follow the money…..
Maybe send them for a swim under the bridges.
Arrest the Communists who organized and planned this disruption to civil law and order and those who financed it.