NYPD officer fired gun while removing anti-Israel agitators from Columbia University building
An NYPD officer reportedly fired a gun inside Hamilton Hall on the Columbia University campus on Tuesday night as police worked to remove anti-Israel agitators from the building, according to the Associated Press. There is. A spokesperson for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg confirmed the incident to The Associated Press. Doug Cohen, a spokesman for […]
Barnard student arrested at Columbia won’t say if Israel has right to exist
Does the Barnard College student who was one of hundreds arrested when the NYPD raided Columbia University to remove student protesters from campus believe that Israel has a right to exist? He refused to make a statement about it. Marie Adele Grosso, 19, a sociology and human rights student, was arrested at Columbia University last […]
Stop letting chaos-enabling Columbia and NYU off the hook for property taxes
Questions arise as police in riot gear clash with anti-Israel student demonstrators who are causing mayhem and destroying property on campuses across the city. Do Columbia University and New York University deserve a property tax exemption? Thanks to a centuries-old law that exempts universities and other nonprofit organizations from paying property taxes, the universities collectively […]
Columbia Law Review student editors urge school to cancel exams after protests leave them ‘irrevocably shaken’
Student editors at the Columbia Law Review are urging the school to cancel final exams after anti-Israel protests and New York Police Department arrests have left the campus fractured. Columbia University has been at the forefront of the nationwide campus pro-Palestinian protests. The editors are asking the law school to cancel final exams and effectively give […]
NYPD bodycam video shows raid on Columbia building
Video taken from a New York City police officer’s body-worn camera shows authorities forcing their way into a Columbia University building occupied by anti-Israel protesters this week. Video shows the moment NYPD officers wearing hazmat suits entered Hamilton Hall, where protesters had barricaded themselves Tuesday night. Protesters can be heard singing “We will not be […]
Anti-Israel protester arrested at Columbia, CUNY raids once declared Oct 7 terror attack ‘greatest days of my life’
An anti-Israel demonstrator arrested during the Columbia University and City College campus riots once declared that the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack was one of the “best days of my life,” a law enforcement official said. he told the Post. The past was revealed one after another on Thursday. Rudy Ralph Martinez, 32, was among […]
BARR: Columbia University Took Action Against Student Violators. Will Alvin Bragg, DOJ And The FBI?
Forgive me if I do not view student agitators vandalizing buildings at Columbia University and other universities across the country as an existential threat to America. The goings on do represent a serious problem, but one that can be dealt with successfully if — and this is a big “if” — done quickly, forcefully, consistently […]
Nearly half of anti-Israel protesters arrested at Columbia, City College weren’t students
Law enforcement officers were arrested Thursday on the campuses of Columbia University and City College during violent anti-Israel riots, a day after Mayor Eric Adams warned that “outside agitators” were radicalizing young people. It was announced that nearly half of the demonstrators were not students. Of the 282 protesters who were handcuffed and taken away […]
Columbia University makes all classes, exams remote
Columbia University announced Thursday that all classes and final exams will be conducted remotely for the remainder of the academic year, citing an “evolving” environment. “To address our membership’s concerns in the evolving campus environment, all academic activities at the School at the Morningside Heights Campus will be conducted entirely remotely for the remainder of […]
Columbia University should help pay for cost of NYPD protest raid: Adams
Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday that Columbia University and other private universities should hold their breath and help pay for the NYPD having to swarm Ivy League campuses to crack down on anti-terrorism protests. said. Late Tuesday, after police were finally called in to dislodge a destructive mob that had illegally occupied Columbia University’s Hamilton […]