With Israel-Gaza ceasefire still holding, Lower Manhattan demonstrators urge Goldman to seek permanent Mideast peace

By Dean Moses

Posted on November 28, 2023

A legion of sorrowful New Yorkers gathered outside of Congressmember Dan Goldman’s Lower Manhattan office on Tuesday morning for a makeshift memorial to demand that the lawmaker support a permanent ceasefire ending the deadly conflict between Israel and Gaza.

Organized by Jewish-led group IfNotNow, attendees erected a makeshift altar on the sidewalk outside of 290 Broadway on Nov. 28. Lined with the faces of the dead, including children, onlookers wept as mourners placed stuffed animals, flowers, and candles upon the table.