
Hundreds of anti-cop Antifa demonstrators caused havoc in New York City on Friday evening.
The protest, which is being referred to by Antifa as a “f-ck the police” demonstration or “J31,” for the date, are not only protesting police, but also subway fares.
A giant gathering at Grand Central right now demanding free transit in NYC, and cops out of our subways.
Police just arrested one man for unknown reasons and the crowd surged forward, chanting:
“THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING!” pic.twitter.com/H13UYHUdcH
— Joshua Potash (@JoshuaPotash) January 31, 2020
More actions today 👇🏽 pic.twitter.com/6AW6uNvXqC
— DecolonizeThisPlace (@decolonize_this) January 31, 2020
“The mood for J31 is simple: f-ck your $2.75. No cops in the MTA. Free transit. No harassment, period, and full accessibility,” a masked thug in a promo video for the protest said. “We hope that you come through and move with us on J31. F-ck the police.”
WHOSE STREETS @telemundonews @univision @remezcla @wearemitu @theroot @theatlantic @guardian @latimes @theintercept @LatinoUSA @buzzfeed @propublica @artnet @artnews @culturestrike @artforum @hyperallergic pic.twitter.com/rTWXFgLQ5Z
— DecolonizeThisPlace (@decolonize_this) February 1, 2020
The protesters, many of them masked, were hopping turnstiles and vandalizing public transit platforms, store fronts, and anything else they could get their hands on.
Some of the demonstrators even rigged subway station doors open with bike locks and violin strings to allow people to access the subway platforms without paying.
Someone used a bike lock on an exit door to prevent it from closing. Respect to comrade u-lock for supporting today’s fare strike as part of J31. Cops out of the subways and free public transportation! Follow @decolonize_this for updates today, and be at Grand Central at 5pm. pic.twitter.com/qQ1Wli5MPO
— Fuck Steven Crowder (@andyratto) January 31, 2020
violin string for this one @decolonize_this #ftp3 #J31 pic.twitter.com/2B0HUYZizz
— 🌹Socialists for Pete🌹 (@welostnathan) January 31, 2020
Now || We are receiving reports “Chained open + superglue in the swipes” on #J31 #FTP3 pic.twitter.com/qneyxY5XFJ
— DecolonizeThisPlace (@decolonize_this) January 31, 2020
There was a massive police presence and multiple arrests have been made at several different locations throughout the city.
I’m so happy for you New York. You got what you voted for.
Hey they want to remove the fares for riding the subway so who will pay for the upkeep and running the trains? Just stop running the trains and make them walk tp where they want to go.