and police rush to place barricades during a night of chaotic demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war A mob of masked pro-Palestinian protesters attempted to storm Grand Central station on Friday night, kicking in the door and cracking the glass but failing to make it into the closed station.
While a person with a bull horn chanted 'we are all Palestinians', a handful of men tried to smash down the doors. Angry scenes ensued as the police tried to move them away from the station.
Grand Central - which sees 750,000 people pass through every day - was closed on Friday night amid the chaos, and New York Police Department warned people to avoid the area.
Earlier on Friday, the Israeli flag was burnt by the crowd at Columbus Circle, with the activists demanding a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and condemning 'Genocide Joe' for failing to back their calls.