Thousands March For Palestine Across Manhattan On Monday

NEW YORK CITY – Protestors took to the streets in support of Palestine on Labor Day, in several related events across Manhattan.

At about 1:30 p.m. on Monday, approximately 1,000 protestors gathered in Union Square, officials confirmed.

Protestors then flowed northbound up Park Avenue, marching in the roadway, officials said.

March now crossing the Grand Central overpass with protesters lighting multiple flares and smoke. NYPD has been following along the march but hasn’t stopped it due to the large size. One arrest so far. https://t.co/jnVaSA1qTC pic.twitter.com/90mTnCyW3n
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They were reportedly headed to the United Nations, at East 45th Street, but were turned back by police. By about 3:40 p.m., about 2,500 participants had settled in Washington Square.

When it concluded at about 5:50 p.m., the protest had grown to about 7,000 demonstrators, officials said.

Throughout the day, there were four arrests and no other incidents, an NYPD spokesperson told Patch.

Monday’s protests were organized in part by the Palestinian-led community organization Within Our Lifetime, which outlined why it called for the demonstration in a thread on social media site X.

The protests follow a vigil in Columbus Circle on Sunday, where thousands of New Yorkers mourned six Israeli hostages who were killed in Gaza over the weekend.