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Columbia University aftermath: Mayor Adams, NYPD continue to point finger of blame at 'outside

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The morning after the NYPD broke up the Columbia University and City College protests and arrested scores of demonstrators, Mayor Eric Adams and the

The NYPD and Mayor Eric Adams continued to charge Wednesday that the chaotic protests at Columbia University and City College were led by “outside agitators,” albeit without citing specific examples.and arrested scores of demonstrators, Mayor Eric Adams and the department continued to insist Wednesday that “outside agitators” were responsible for the unrest, but without providing specific examples.

“There are those who are attempting to say that the majority of people there are students, you don’t have to be the majority to influence and co-opt an operation,” Mayor Adams said. “There is a movement to radicalize young people. I’m not going to wait until it’s done, and all of a sudden acknowledge its existence.”

Authorities appear to use the term “outside agitators” to describe anyone in the protest who is not officially a student. “They tried to lock us out, but the NYPD and the people of the city of New York will never be locked out,” Caban said, holding up a heavy bike lock chain before letting it drop to his desk with a rattling thud. “We will all work together to keep our citizens safe.”

 

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