Nearly 100 Protesters Taken Into Custody Near Senator Chuck Schumer's Office
780 3rd Ave, Turtle Bay, Manhattan
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Summary
- Police detained nearly 100 protesters at an anti-war demonstration outside the offices of Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand on Monday afternoon.
- The demonstration concerned the sale of U.S. bombs to Israel, and accused the senators of abetting the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and Israel's strikes in Lebanon.
- Participants were seen wearing shirts with the slogan "Fund People Not Bombs".
- Video shows the protesters being restrained with zip ties and loaded onto a bus by authorities after blocking the street on Third Ave.
Timeline
Per a spokesperson for Jewish Voice for Peace, NYC Council Member Alexa Avilés, actress Hari Nef, and Chelsea Manning were among the detainees.
After they were blocked by security, the group stopped traffic on Third Ave, after which dozens were detained by police.
The demonstrators initially tried to do a sit-in at the offices of Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, calling on them to stop the sale of U.S. bombs to Israel, per the AP.
90 people were detained during the demonstration, per a report from the Associated Press.
Chelsea Manning, a former US Army intelligence analyst who was imprisoned for seven years after leaking classified information, is reportedly among the protesters who were arrested, per social media reports.
The arrests reportedly occurred after the protesters blocked Third Ave.
The group appears to have staged a sit-in outside Senator Schumer's office. They are reportedly part of the "Jewish Voices for Peace" group.
The demonstration is reportedly occurring outside Senator Chuck Schumer's Manhattan office, where people are protesting against the war in Iran.
The address reported for this incident has changed to 780 3rd Ave.
Many of the individuals involved appear to be wearing white shirts reading “Fund People Not Bombs,” as authorities continue to manage the scene.
Video from @julietteeberle shows multiple protesters detained in zip ties and being loaded onto a nearby bus by police.
A Citizen user shows video of a group gathered for an ongoing protest in the area. Do you have more information? Go LIVE or comment below to share real-time updates from the scene.
Incident reported at 155b E 48th St.
Per a spokesperson for Jewish Voice for Peace, NYC Council Member Alexa Avilés, actress Hari Nef, and Chelsea Manning were among the detainees.
After they were blocked by security, the group stopped traffic on Third Ave, after which dozens were detained by police.
The demonstrators initially tried to do a sit-in at the offices of Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, calling on them to stop the sale of U.S. bombs to Israel, per the AP.
90 people were detained during the demonstration, per a report from the Associated Press.
Chelsea Manning, a former US Army intelligence analyst who was imprisoned for seven years after leaking classified information, is reportedly among the protesters who were arrested, per social media reports.
The arrests reportedly occurred after the protesters blocked Third Ave.
The group appears to have staged a sit-in outside Senator Schumer's office. They are reportedly part of the "Jewish Voices for Peace" group.
The demonstration is reportedly occurring outside Senator Chuck Schumer's Manhattan office, where people are protesting against the war in Iran.
The address reported for this incident has changed to 780 3rd Ave.
Many of the individuals involved appear to be wearing white shirts reading “Fund People Not Bombs,” as authorities continue to manage the scene.
Video from @julietteeberle shows multiple protesters detained in zip ties and being loaded onto a nearby bus by police.
A Citizen user shows video of a group gathered for an ongoing protest in the area. Do you have more information? Go LIVE or comment below to share real-time updates from the scene.
Incident reported at 155b E 48th St.
Per a spokesperson for Jewish Voice for Peace, NYC Council Member Alexa Avilés, actress Hari Nef, and Chelsea Manning were among the detainees.
After they were blocked by security, the group stopped traffic on Third Ave, after which dozens were detained by police.
The demonstrators initially tried to do a sit-in at the offices of Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, calling on them to stop the sale of U.S. bombs to Israel, per the AP.
90 people were detained during the demonstration, per a report from the Associated Press.
Chelsea Manning, a former US Army intelligence analyst who was imprisoned for seven years after leaking classified information, is reportedly among the protesters who were arrested, per social media reports.
The arrests reportedly occurred after the protesters blocked Third Ave.
The group appears to have staged a sit-in outside Senator Schumer's office. They are reportedly part of the "Jewish Voices for Peace" group.
The demonstration is reportedly occurring outside Senator Chuck Schumer's Manhattan office, where people are protesting against the war in Iran.
The address reported for this incident has changed to 780 3rd Ave.
Many of the individuals involved appear to be wearing white shirts reading “Fund People Not Bombs,” as authorities continue to manage the scene.
Video from @julietteeberle shows multiple protesters detained in zip ties and being loaded onto a nearby bus by police.
A Citizen user shows video of a group gathered for an ongoing protest in the area. Do you have more information? Go LIVE or comment below to share real-time updates from the scene.
Incident reported at 155b E 48th St.
Per a spokesperson for Jewish Voice for Peace, NYC Council Member Alexa Avilés, actress Hari Nef, and Chelsea Manning were among the detainees.
After they were blocked by security, the group stopped traffic on Third Ave, after which dozens were detained by police.
The demonstrators initially tried to do a sit-in at the offices of Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, calling on them to stop the sale of U.S. bombs to Israel, per the AP.
90 people were detained during the demonstration, per a report from the Associated Press.
Chelsea Manning, a former US Army intelligence analyst who was imprisoned for seven years after leaking classified information, is reportedly among the protesters who were arrested, per social media reports.
The arrests reportedly occurred after the protesters blocked Third Ave.
The group appears to have staged a sit-in outside Senator Schumer's office. They are reportedly part of the "Jewish Voices for Peace" group.
The demonstration is reportedly occurring outside Senator Chuck Schumer's Manhattan office, where people are protesting against the war in Iran.
The address reported for this incident has changed to 780 3rd Ave.
Many of the individuals involved appear to be wearing white shirts reading “Fund People Not Bombs,” as authorities continue to manage the scene.
Video from @julietteeberle shows multiple protesters detained in zip ties and being loaded onto a nearby bus by police.
A Citizen user shows video of a group gathered for an ongoing protest in the area. Do you have more information? Go LIVE or comment below to share real-time updates from the scene.
Incident reported at 155b E 48th St.
Per a spokesperson for Jewish Voice for Peace, NYC Council Member Alexa Avilés, actress Hari Nef, and Chelsea Manning were among the detainees.
After they were blocked by security, the group stopped traffic on Third Ave, after which dozens were detained by police.
The demonstrators initially tried to do a sit-in at the offices of Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, calling on them to stop the sale of U.S. bombs to Israel, per the AP.
90 people were detained during the demonstration, per a report from the Associated Press.
Chelsea Manning, a former US Army intelligence analyst who was imprisoned for seven years after leaking classified information, is reportedly among the protesters who were arrested, per social media reports.
The arrests reportedly occurred after the protesters blocked Third Ave.
The group appears to have staged a sit-in outside Senator Schumer's office. They are reportedly part of the "Jewish Voices for Peace" group.
The demonstration is reportedly occurring outside Senator Chuck Schumer's Manhattan office, where people are protesting against the war in Iran.
The address reported for this incident has changed to 780 3rd Ave.
Many of the individuals involved appear to be wearing white shirts reading “Fund People Not Bombs,” as authorities continue to manage the scene.
Video from @julietteeberle shows multiple protesters detained in zip ties and being loaded onto a nearby bus by police.
A Citizen user shows video of a group gathered for an ongoing protest in the area. Do you have more information? Go LIVE or comment below to share real-time updates from the scene.
Incident reported at 155b E 48th St.
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Republican and democrats have been corrupted by foreign money stop supporting these politicians who take in foreign money
CHUCK SCHMER ITS OVER FOR YOU BOY YOU ARE DONE FOR RESIGN OUT OF POWER TOO
Taken into custody by schummers but if by trump tower no arrests
Most of you are so clueless or choose to ignore as to what is going on beyond our borders
Republican and democrats have been corrupted by foreign money stop supporting these politicians who take in foreign money
CHUCK SCHMER ITS OVER FOR YOU BOY YOU ARE DONE FOR RESIGN OUT OF POWER TOO
Taken into custody by schummers but if by trump tower no arrests
Most of you are so clueless or choose to ignore as to what is going on beyond our borders
Republican and democrats have been corrupted by foreign money stop supporting these politicians who take in foreign money
CHUCK SCHMER ITS OVER FOR YOU BOY YOU ARE DONE FOR RESIGN OUT OF POWER TOO
Taken into custody by schummers but if by trump tower no arrests
Most of you are so clueless or choose to ignore as to what is going on beyond our borders
Republican and democrats have been corrupted by foreign money stop supporting these politicians who take in foreign money
CHUCK SCHMER ITS OVER FOR YOU BOY YOU ARE DONE FOR RESIGN OUT OF POWER TOO
Taken into custody by schummers but if by trump tower no arrests
Most of you are so clueless or choose to ignore as to what is going on beyond our borders
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Republican and democrats have been corrupted by foreign money stop supporting these politicians who take in foreign money
CHUCK SCHMER ITS OVER FOR YOU BOY YOU ARE DONE FOR RESIGN OUT OF POWER TOO
Taken into custody by schummers but if by trump tower no arrests
Most of you are so clueless or choose to ignore as to what is going on beyond our borders