Mayor Eric Adams said the group of individuals who broke into Hamilton Hall and barricaded the building included students, but was led by non-affiliates.
“Students have a right to protest and free speech is the cornerstone of our society. As our major concern, there were those who were never concerned about free speech. They were concerned about chaos. It was about outside agitators hijacking peaceful protests and influencing students to escalate,” the mayor said.
“There’s nothing peaceful about barricading buildings, destroying property or dismantling security cameras. We cannot allow what should have been a peaceful protest to turn into a violent spectacle that serves no purpose,” he added.
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