Pro-Palestinian Protest Shuts Down New York’s Grand Central Terminal

Numerous arrests made after large sit-in organized by Jewish Voice for Peace.

People demonstrate calling for a cease-fire amid war between Israel and Hamas, at Grand Central Station in New York City on Oct. 27, 2023. Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images

Grand Central Terminal was temporarily closed due to a sit-in organized by hundreds of Pro-Palestinian protesters during the Friday evening rush.

Organized by Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), the rally urged for an end to the Israel-Hamas war through the use of civil disobedience. JVP describes itself as “organizing toward Palestinian liberation and Judaism beyond Zionism.”