Protesters Arrested Outside of New York Times Printing Plant
Thirteen protesters were arrested after demonstrating outside of The New York Times printing facility in Queens, New York. WABC-TV’s Derick Waller explained early Friday, “Protesters are basically engaged in a stand-off…
Thirteen protesters were arrested after demonstrating outside of The New York Times printing facility in Queens, New York.
WABC-TV’s Derick Waller explained early Friday, “Protesters are basically engaged in a stand-off with the police outside The New York Times printing facility.”
He said police were “basically cutting this apparatus down that protesters have chained themselves to.”
Waller pointed out there was a protester dangling from the top of the structure.
“They are basically trying to stop these trucks full of today’s New York Times newspaper from leaving the facility,” Waller said.
The protesters are associated with a group called Extinction Rebellion which does protests to call attention to the climate emergency.
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According to the outlet, seven men and eight women were eventually taken into custody, citing officials.
“They just wasted their time and a whole bunch of resources from New York City,” newspaper delivery driver Garson Kannon told WABC-TV. “And if you want to help global warming, there’s 200 trucks here running, dealing with this issue. We’re not helping global warming right now.”