Protests at Brooklyn School shortly escalated into chaos Thursday night as pro-Palestine demonstrators tried to take over Boylan Corridor and police have been known as to the scene.
Social media accounts livestreaming the protest depicted a chaotic scene of protestors clashing with law enforcement officials. One submit on X seems to indicate a protester screaming in ache whereas being tased by police. Different accounts allege that at the least eight individuals have been arrested up to now.
The NYPD couldn’t instantly affirm the arrests, however an NYPD spokesperson confirmed that round 4:50 p.m. officers from Brooklyn School known as to request police presence in response to an illustration and that officers have been on the scene.
The spokesperson couldn’t say what number of officers had been deployed however livestreams on social media appeared to indicate between 50 and 100 officers struggling to arrest college students.
Earlier right this moment college students arrange a “Hassan Ayyad Liberated Zone” encampment within the east quad between Boylan and Ingersoll Halls at Brooklyn CUNY school in Midwood. The title of the encampment referenced Ayyad, a 14-year-old Palestinian singer who was killed by Israeli bombs together with scores of others this week in Gaza.
Within the background of 1 video on social media a voice might be heard over a loudspeaker telling protesters to disperse. “If you refuse to disperse, you will be placed under arrest and charged with disorderly conduct,” the voice may be heard saying.
NYPD are seen at Brooklyn School after Professional-Palestine demonstrators tried to take over Boylan Corridor in Brooklyn NY on Could 8, 2025. (Rose Aubin/New York Every day Information)
The protest motion comply with’s yesterday’s occasions at Columbia College, the place dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters have been arrested after occupying the varsity’s Butler Library.
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Initially Revealed: Could 8, 2025 at 7:24 PM EDT
