NYPD officers in riot helmets and carrying zip ties moved in on the crowd of hundreds just 10 minutes after announcing that those who failed to vacate the West 27th Street campus would be charged with trespassing.
“Students, students, you make us proud!” the crowd chanted as their buddies were hauled onto an NYPD corrections bus shortly before midnight.
Within 30 minutes, a university cleaning crew cleared the encampment, dragging the tents away from the property.
The only strife appeared to emerge when an officer scolded a protester for throwing candy at the crowd, telling her it was dangerous and that it could hit someone in the eye.
“Did I hit anyone in the eye?” she haughtily asked her friends in front of the cop.
“No!” they jeered back.
Police began monitoring the peaceful demonstration over two hours before swooping in to make arrests.
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