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Video: Watch NYPD Storm Columbia’s Campus and Arrest Protesters

By
Francesca Lorenzini
May 1, 2024
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New York City Police Department officers entered Columbia’s Morningside early on the morning of May 1 to arrest pro-Palestinian demonstrators who had occupied Hamilton Hall. At the time, campus was on lockdown as police cleared Hamilton Hall of a group who broke in and occupied it the night before. 

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Francesca Lorenzini

Francesca is an Italian reporter covering politics for City Newsroom. She has reported in print, web, audio and video. Francesca speaks three languages.

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