More Than a Dozen Climate Protesters Detained After Blocking FDR
Cherry St & FDR Dr, Lower East Side, Manhattan
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Police are starting to reopen FDR Drive.
Police advise they have detained 13 people.
Citizen user @nytonto shows footage of police officers disbanding the protest.
According to an updated report, a second protest is blocking traffic on the West Side Highway near 12th Ave. The protest is being coordinated by a coalition of climate change groups and activists.
Additional Citizen user video shows protesters sitting in a circle on the roadway and singing while holding signs.
The protest is being organized by Extinction Rebellion NYC, according to an updated report.
Emergency Service Units (ESU) are en route.
According to a tweet from NYPD NEWS, all northbound lanes of traffic have been blocked on FDR Dr near Houston St. Traffic on Jackson Street is also closed.
The protesters have PVC pipes wrapped around them.
Additional units have been requested.
Citizen users @cooper1375 and @davidnloom's video shows traffic created on the road due to the protest.
Police have received a report of thirty people protesting for climate change.
Incident reported at Cherry St & FDR Dr.
Police are starting to reopen FDR Drive.
Police advise they have detained 13 people.
Citizen user @nytonto shows footage of police officers disbanding the protest.
According to an updated report, a second protest is blocking traffic on the West Side Highway near 12th Ave. The protest is being coordinated by a coalition of climate change groups and activists.
Additional Citizen user video shows protesters sitting in a circle on the roadway and singing while holding signs.
The protest is being organized by Extinction Rebellion NYC, according to an updated report.
Emergency Service Units (ESU) are en route.
According to a tweet from NYPD NEWS, all northbound lanes of traffic have been blocked on FDR Dr near Houston St. Traffic on Jackson Street is also closed.
The protesters have PVC pipes wrapped around them.
Additional units have been requested.
Citizen users @cooper1375 and @davidnloom's video shows traffic created on the road due to the protest.
Police have received a report of thirty people protesting for climate change.
Incident reported at Cherry St & FDR Dr.
Police are starting to reopen FDR Drive.
Police advise they have detained 13 people.
Citizen user @nytonto shows footage of police officers disbanding the protest.
According to an updated report, a second protest is blocking traffic on the West Side Highway near 12th Ave. The protest is being coordinated by a coalition of climate change groups and activists.
Additional Citizen user video shows protesters sitting in a circle on the roadway and singing while holding signs.
The protest is being organized by Extinction Rebellion NYC, according to an updated report.
Emergency Service Units (ESU) are en route.
According to a tweet from NYPD NEWS, all northbound lanes of traffic have been blocked on FDR Dr near Houston St. Traffic on Jackson Street is also closed.
The protesters have PVC pipes wrapped around them.
Additional units have been requested.
Citizen users @cooper1375 and @davidnloom's video shows traffic created on the road due to the protest.
Police have received a report of thirty people protesting for climate change.
Incident reported at Cherry St & FDR Dr.
Police are starting to reopen FDR Drive.
Police advise they have detained 13 people.
Citizen user @nytonto shows footage of police officers disbanding the protest.
According to an updated report, a second protest is blocking traffic on the West Side Highway near 12th Ave. The protest is being coordinated by a coalition of climate change groups and activists.
Additional Citizen user video shows protesters sitting in a circle on the roadway and singing while holding signs.
The protest is being organized by Extinction Rebellion NYC, according to an updated report.
Emergency Service Units (ESU) are en route.
According to a tweet from NYPD NEWS, all northbound lanes of traffic have been blocked on FDR Dr near Houston St. Traffic on Jackson Street is also closed.
The protesters have PVC pipes wrapped around them.
Additional units have been requested.
Citizen users @cooper1375 and @davidnloom's video shows traffic created on the road due to the protest.
Police have received a report of thirty people protesting for climate change.
Incident reported at Cherry St & FDR Dr.
Police are starting to reopen FDR Drive.
Police advise they have detained 13 people.
Citizen user @nytonto shows footage of police officers disbanding the protest.
According to an updated report, a second protest is blocking traffic on the West Side Highway near 12th Ave. The protest is being coordinated by a coalition of climate change groups and activists.
Additional Citizen user video shows protesters sitting in a circle on the roadway and singing while holding signs.
The protest is being organized by Extinction Rebellion NYC, according to an updated report.
Emergency Service Units (ESU) are en route.
According to a tweet from NYPD NEWS, all northbound lanes of traffic have been blocked on FDR Dr near Houston St. Traffic on Jackson Street is also closed.
The protesters have PVC pipes wrapped around them.
Additional units have been requested.
Citizen users @cooper1375 and @davidnloom's video shows traffic created on the road due to the protest.
Police have received a report of thirty people protesting for climate change.
Incident reported at Cherry St & FDR Dr.
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