Hundreds of anti-Israeli protesters wreaked havoc in Lower Manhattan on Monday, storming the Brooklyn Bridge and grinding traffic to a halt on its Manhattan-bound side as cops in riot gear fought to contain the unrest.
The marchers — including some who burned American flags while one yelled “Death to America,” according to social media posts — converged on the historic span around 3:45 p.m., immediately disrupting cars and prompting NYPD cops to swarm the area and begin cuffing at least two dozen of them.
Photos posted on social media showed the massive mob invading the span during the disruptive rally — only the latest in the Big Apple since the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attack on Israel and the subsequent counter-offensive by the Jewish state in the Gaza Strip.
“A bunch of people already got over,” a protester on the bridge told The Post. “They started arresting people here.”
Police in riot gear were prepared and took a zero-tolerance approach to the massive demonstration, blocking the bridge to keep the protesters away from City Hall.
Although only one arrest had been officially reported by late afternoon, at least two dozen people were placed in handcuffs at the scene — with many other marchers making a run for the subways when they spotted cops moving in.
Later on Monday evening, smoke could be seen billowing outside One Police Plaza at around 7:30 p.m. as a group of protesters lit flares and chanted pro-Palestinian slogans.
According to the NYPD, police first responded to a planned protest on Wall Street around 2:15 p.m. by the group Within Our Lifetime before the marchers began moving toward the bridge.
Meanwhile, pro-Palestinian protestors have also blocked a road to arrivals and departures at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
At least four vehicles appeared to be blocking the road along with protestors.
Some passengers were seen exiting their vehicles with their luggage and walking past the protest in a bid to catch their flights.
Police and multiple tow trucks arrived on scene shortly after the protest began to remove the vehicles blocking the expressway.
Rowdy pro-Palestinian demonstrations have rocked the city in recent months, with protesters disrupting Midtown holiday festivities and converging on Big Apple landmarks.
