A sea of hundreds of protesters filled the main concourse of New York’s Grand Central Terminal, on the night of Friday, October 27, calling for a cease-fire in Gaza.This footage, filmed by Jewish Voice for Peace, shows large crowds of protesters wearing black shirts that read “not in our name” and holding banners that said “never again for anyone” and “Palestinians should be free”.“As the Israeli military plunged Gaza into darkness last night, thousands took over NYC’s Grand Central Station, staging an emergency sit-in during rush hour to demand an immediate ceasefire and an end to the Israeli government’s bombing of Gaza,” the advocacy group
said on social media.According to
local reports citing authorities the New York Police Department (
NYPD) said at least 200 of the demonstrators were detained.The Metro Transit Authority’s Metro North Railroad
said Grand Central Terminal was closed and advised travelers to go to Harlem-125th Street for northbound Metro North trains. Credit: Jewish Voice for Peace via Storyful