6 arrested in Manhattan Friday night after hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters swarm Grand Central Terminal

NEW YORK — Six people were arrested Friday evening as hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters marched through Manhattan and brought traffic at Grand Central Terminal to a crawl, according to the New York Police Department.

Four of the six protesters arrested were charged with disorderly conduct, police said. A fourth protester was a young teen and charged as a juvenile.

The sixth was injured and taken to New York Presbyterian-Lower Manhattan Hospital to be treated for a minor injury before he was charged, cops said.

The protesters were demanding a cease-fire in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas so innocent civilians in Gaza could get out of the war zone.

Demonstrators waving Palestinian flags and holding signs reading “End the Genocide!” met up at Columbus Circle Friday afternoon before marching through Times Square and finally to Grand Central Terminal, where they blocked access to the massive train hub.

For the most part, protesters were respectful and obeyed the requests of cops monitoring the protest.

At least one cop suffered a minor injury during the protest, according to preliminary reports.

On Thursday afternoon, about 100 pro-Palestine protesters broke off from a much larger demonstration in Midtown and stormed the lobby of the New York Times building at the corner of Eighth Avenue and West 41st Street.

Outside, a demonstrator set off a smoke bomb as 30 others breached the lobby. Security let them chant before the group moved on.

While in the building’s lobby, a person spray-painted “blood on your hands,” “boycott,” “free Gaza” and “free Palestine.”

Protesters vandalized two marked NYPD cruisers outside of the Times building, scrawling “f– IDF KKK” and “Free Gaza” on both.

No arrests were made.

In videos posted to social media, protesters demanded a “cease-fire now” and asserted the Times has taken a pro-Israel bias in their reporting. The news outlet rejected the accusation.

Protests over the conflict in the Gaza strip have become an almost daily occurrence in New York City as hate crimes against both Jews and Muslims continue to surge.

Since the war started with a series of sneak attacks on Israeli communities near Gaza on Oct. 7, the NYPD has investigated 82 antisemitic incidents, 31 more than the previous year. That’s a jump of 164%, cops said.

There have also been eight hate crimes against Muslims. This time last year there were none, cops said.