Columbia cancels commencement amid pro-Palestinian protests
A number of small ceremonies will take place instead, with many of them at an athletic facility 100 blocks away from the school’s main campus in Morningside Heights.
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At least 4 New York City synagogues receive bomb threats
The threats were deemed not credible by the NYPD, though at least one synagogue was evacuated.
More than 25% of arrested Columbia protesters were not connected to the university, police say
Mayor Eric Adams cited the alleged presence of "outside agitators" as a reason for ordering the NYPD to clear out Hamilton Hall after pro-Palestinian protesters took it over.
