As Pro-Palestinian encampments emerged at over a dozen college campuses across the country following in the footsteps of Columbia University, local elected officials pushed out statements in response.
The “Gaza Solidarity Encampment,” built on the campus’s south lawn, drew strong voices of support, as well as objection, from Queens representatives. Many also commented on the arrests of hundreds of students, and some faculty members, after the NYPD swarmed both Columbia and NYU at the behest of the University presidents.
