New York City Mayor Eric Adams said he was 'horrified and disgusted' by the antisemitism at Columbia, but the NYPD 'cannot have a presence' on campus without university approval.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Sunday warned that the New York City Police Department 'cannot have a presence' at Columbia University’s campus 'unless specifically requested by senior university officials,' decrying 'professional agitators' and 'antisemitism being spewed' at the Ivy League School.
' Instead of bringing in police to disperse the 'Gaza Solidarity Encampment' that has persisted for days on the South Lawn, Shafik promised a 'working group of Deans, university administrators and faculty members will try to bring this crisis to a resolution' in the coming days, including through 'continuing discussions with the student protestors and identifying actions we can take as a community to enable us to peacefully complete the term and return to respectful...
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