"More than 500 people gathered in New York City’s Grand Central Terminal on Friday night to demonstrate against a growing police presence on the subway.
Commuters in the bustling terminal, some agitated, wove through the protest. Others gawked at the spectacle, as demonstrators held signs that read “poverty is not a crime” and “the real farebeaters are on Wall Street” and chanted: “How do you spell racist?” “NYPD”.
Doing some call and response chants. “How do you spell racist?” “NYPD” and “From the A to the Z” “Public transit should be free” - cops looking on.
It was the third protest organized by a group of grassroots organizations calling itself the FTP Coalition.
The coalition’s main priority is to plan large protests against the MTA and NYPD, to advocate for a reduced police presence in the subway system..."
The coalition’s main priority is to plan large protests against the MTA and NYPD, to advocate for a reduced police presence in the subway system..."
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