'Shut it down': Pro-Palestinian protesters target Met Gala, NYPD make arrests

• Published date: 07 May 2024
• Author: JERUSALEM POST STAFF
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

Some protesters expressed they intended to crash the gala, according to The Guardian

Banging drums and chanting "free Palestine," the demonstrators paraded through Madison Avenue, only one block east of the gala venue, according to the Independent.

Traffic through Madison Avenue was blocked off by the demonstrators, according to CBS News. The protesters reportedly chanted "Shut it down."

Several protesters were reportedly arrested, by the New York Police Department, while marching through Central Park.

Hunter College protesters

Many of the protesters originated from Hunter College, according to CBS News.

Students from the college will now be transitioning to online classes over concerns related to the...