“In the event they refuse to leave, we request the NYPD take enforcement action accordingly up to and including arrest.” “At this point we consider all protesters occupying Gould Plaza to be trespassers and we would like the NYPD to clear the area and to take action to remove the protesters,” the letter reads. In the letter from NYU to the NYPD posted on X - which has the name of the person who gave police the authority to remove protesters on the university’s behalf redacted - NYU said protesters had “ignored” requests for them to leave Gould Plaza, and considered the demonstrators to be trespassers. The arrests come after similar sweeps of pro-Palestinian encampment protests at Columbia University and Yale University, where more than 108 and 47 protesters were arrested, respectively. In a recent post on Instagram, NYU Students for Justice in Palestine said members of SJP, NYU Law Students for Justice in Palestine, NYU Students for a Democratic Society, Shut it Down NYU and NYC Healthcare Workers 4 Palestine were among those arrested. More than 100 protesters have gathered near One Police Plaza - where the NYPD’s headquarters is located - to support those who were arrested, holding signs and chanting. The protesters were all arrested for trespass.Īn NYPD spokesperson told WSN police would not have an exact number of arrests until Tuesday morning. Monday, after the university authorized police to remove protesters and arrest them if necessary, a letter from NYU to the NYPD posted on the social media platform X shows. The New York City Police Department arrested dozens of protesters at the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” in Gould Plaza at around 8:30 p.m. “That illustrated how quickly a demonstration can get out of control, raising the possibility of people getting hurt.”Ĭontact Yezen Saadah at.

“The university was deeply disturbed when, early this afternoon, additional protesters - many of whom we believe are not affiliated with the university - suddenly breached the barriers that had been put in place at the north side of the plaza and joined the others already on the plaza,” Mills wrote. In the email, Mills also said the university “learned that there were intimidating chants and several antisemitic incidents reported.” She said that NYU “asked for assistance from the NYPD” due to “safety issues raised by the breach.” Mills said that police urged those at the plaza to leave peacefully before proceeding to clear the encampment. A group of around 100 protesters has continued demonstration outside NYPD headquarters downtown to support those who were arrested. At around 8:30 p.m., NYPD officers swept the encampment, authorized by NYU. “While academic freedom and the free exchange of ideas are and always will be bedrock principles on NYU’s campus, hate, disruption and intimidation can never be countenanced,” Mills wrote.Īs the encampment continued through the afternoon on Monday, Walker advised protesters to leave the plaza by 4 p.m. In the email, also signed by Campus Safety head Fountain Walker, Mills said NYU had “immediately closed access” to the plaza after the encampment was set up in order “to maintain safety.” Monday, said protesters - many of whom she said did not appear to be affiliated with NYU - “breached the barriers” outside Gould Plaza “in violation of directions” from Campus Safety and the university. Mills, who sent the email at around 10:30 p.m. Around 15 hours after students set up the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” in Gould Plaza, and only two hours after the New York City Police Department arrested dozens of protesters, NYU president Linda Mills criticized what she called “disorderly, disruptive and antagonizing behavior” at the encampment in a universitywide email.

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