At approximately 1000 EST, Gaza War protestors blocked the lobby area of the New York Times building on 620 Block of 8th Avenue in New York City.
#HappeningNow Pro-Palestine Protesters are occupying the lobby at the New York Times headquarters in Manhattan.
This morning a group blocked trucks from leaving the New York Times plant in College Point, Queens.#BREAKING pic.twitter.com/qN1P9NDS86
— Bello Ahmad Binanchi??? (@itz_flexible) March 14, 2024
By 1030, a large number of NYPD officers arrived on scene and were preparing to make arrests, which began by 1035. To transport the suspects, the NYPD reportedly vacated at least one MTA bus.
NYPD stops a MTA bus and kicks off all the passengers so they can use it for prisoner transport via NYCPYM.
Photo by NYCPYM on Instagram! pic.twitter.com/gC598RnH9u
— Luis.Documents? (@mfsgottenshook) March 14, 2024
NYPD now arresting dozens of activists in the NY Times lobby who are protesting against the media giant’s complicity in Israel’s genocide https://t.co/6iclZYTgo0 pic.twitter.com/RPKRoAELTx
— Gerard (@GerardDalbon) March 14, 2024
This follows arrests made at around 0100 EST at the New York Times printing facility in College Point, Queens, where dozens of protestors blocked trucks from leaving the facility with this morning’s paper. These protestors carried signs alleging that the Times was complacent to genocide, referring to Israel’s invasion of the Gaza Strip following the October 7th massacre.
