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Barking up the wrong tree: Protester cuffed after attempting to halt East Side seawall project by climbing tree

By Dean Moses Posted on April 25, 2022
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The NYPD told a tree climbing protester at the site of an East Side seawall construction project Monday to make like a tree and “leave.”

Work on the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project (ESCR) was abruptly disrupted Monday when a disgruntled local climbed a tree to prevent it from being uprooted.

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Barking up the wrong tree: Protester cuffed after attempting to halt East Side seawall project by climbing tree

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