During the Met Gala in New York, a significant number of pro-Palestine protesters gathered near the Metropolitan Museum of Art to voice their demands for a ceasefire in Gaza. The NYPD made several arrests as they attempted to manage the crowds and maintain order near the high-profile event. Protesters employed various tactics to bypass police barricades, including cutting through Central Park and dismantling barricades on 5th Avenue. Some demonstrators set off flares and smoke bombs as they marched, significantly disrupting the vicinity of the gala. Hundreds marched from Hunter College, and the NYPD strategic response group was deployed, making at least a dozen arrests amid mass arrests reported.
The NYPD reportedly made at least a dozen arrests Monday while clashing with more than 1,000 anti-Israel protesters carrying Palestinian flags near the star-studded Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. https://t.co/mS0YqzC1CZ
Scores of pro-Palestinian protesters were blocked by the police from getting close to the Met Gala https://t.co/2c7FTF0ETa
#BREAKING: Heavily-armed police have managed to block a large group of what appears to be pro-Palestine protesters from reaching The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on Sunday where the Met Gala is currently being held. https://t.co/RJoAlnDbYr
As stars arrived at the Met Gala on Monday night, protesters gathered nearby to protest the war in Gaza. The NYPD assembled barricades at intersections surrounding the area, but later began making arrests a block away. https://t.co/3vWoylBsOc
BREAKING: Protesters STORM through barricades as police struggle to contain the protest near MetGala. Hundreds marched from Hunter College for 'DAY OF RAGE' For Rafah. https://t.co/Fh8DXK8sj0
Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters marched near the Met Gala in New York on Monday night, according to multiple international media reports. https://t.co/uMFomuVBXF
NEW: NYPD arrests Gaza war protesters rallying near the Met Gala https://t.co/sUF8glz2Sv
Pro-Palestinian protestors set off flares on their way to hijack Met Gala, NYC 🇺🇸 https://t.co/fMdQ5571ve
Massive NYPD strategic response group outside #metgala red carpet. Just made arrests at pro-palestine march in the street blocking traffic https://t.co/XvnAMblvKl
BREAKING: Pro-Palestine protesters set off smoke bombs and flares as the march heads down Park Avenue near the Met. #MetGala https://t.co/59EhdTArYH
#BREAKING Protesters STORM through barricades as police struggle to contain the protest near #MetGala. Hundreds marched from Hunter College for 'DAY OF RAGE' For Rafah. Video by @yyeeaahhhboiii2 [email protected] to license https://t.co/src4faDl0a
🚨🇺🇸 PROTESTORS SET OFF FLARES AS THEY PUSH TOWARD THE MET GALA Pro-Palestinian protestors are attempting to reach the entrance of the Met Gala https://t.co/kBSIy55WxJ https://t.co/wX6SmBJWqh
Mass Arrests In NYC As More Than 1,000 Pro-Palestine Protesters March To Met Gala https://t.co/bPaq3namOg
Pro-Hamas protestors are trying to disrupt the Met Gala in NYC. https://t.co/k2pFiDKs4X
Pro-Hamas Demonstrators in New York City are attempting to Storm the Met Gala tonight, with Police appearing to be Helpless to Halt the Crowds. https://t.co/kI9fFSrpnC
Massive gathering of pro-Palestinian protesters descend on Met Gala https://t.co/kkTe2iBYWK https://t.co/8kInYgvqZU
BREAKING| Hundreds protest near the Met Gala in solidarity with Palestine and calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Several arrests were reported. https://t.co/h7NrdjD8Ck
🚨BREAKING: Pro-Palestine demonstrators dismantle barricades obstructing access to 5th Avenue, just a block away from the Met where the Gala is being held today. https://t.co/ErDZ3B1Zfo
HAPPENING NOW - Pro-Palestine protesters remove barricades blocking access to 5th Avenue near Met Gala in New York https://t.co/HQWZBP6clB
Free Palestine protest near the #MetGala 🇵🇸 https://t.co/HMc84C6D6W
NOW: Pro-Palestine protesters remove barricades blocking access to 5th Avenue only a block away from the Met Earlier protesters cut through Central Park to avoid street closures around the Met https://t.co/eeLmAHl0ba
Pro-Palestine protestors already descending on MET Gala as NYPD swiftly makes arrests to keep ralliers from ruining star-studded event https://t.co/T5Pc82etHo https://t.co/rWwYXHurKH