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Pro-Palestinian protesters appear to attempt CCNY campus takeover

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Published  April 24, 2025 3:11pm EDT
Manhattan
FOX 5 NY

Students and other protestors occupy City College on April 25, 2024, in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

The Brief

    • Students have reportedly gathered on the quad at City College of New York to protest the war in Gaza.
    • The CCNY Medical School's campus was closed after students announced they had set up a "liberated zone."
    • Supporters of the protesting students have gathered outside of the schools' gates.

NEW YORK - A group of students have reportedly gathered on the quad at City College of New York to protest the ongoing war in Gaza.

The campus of the CCNY Medical School was reportedly closed after students announced that they had set up a "liberated zone" inside.

Supporters of the protesting students gathered outside of the school's gates in Manhattan.

In a post on X, Within Our Lifetime posted in support of the protest, which demands CUNY divest itself from Israel and calls for support for the "Hilmi Al-Faqaaqi Liberated Zone."

This is a developing story. Stay with FOX 5 NY for more information. 

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