NYC Boosts Security Ahead of ‘All Out for Palestine’ Protest

‘All Out For Palestine’ protest planned Friday in Times Square
Morgan Stanley, Google offer leeway on working from home

NYPD officers put up barricades as demonstrators gather for a rally for Gaza at the Consulate General of Israel on October 9 in New York City. — NYPD officers put up barricades as demonstrators gather for a rally for Gaza at the Consulate General of Israel on October 9 in New York City.
Photographer: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

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By Katia Porzecanski, Eliyahu Kamisher, and Francesca Maglione

October 12, 2023 at 5:45 PM UTC

Updated on

October 13, 2023 at 3:01 PM UTC

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New Yorkers weighed staying home Friday amid surging tensions spurred by the war between Israel and Hamas, even as Mayor Eric Adams said the city had “no credible or specific threats.”

Morgan Stanley told staff they could work from home Friday, when an “All Out For Palestine” rally is scheduled to be held in Times Square, not far from the bank’s headquarters. Google parent Alphabet Inc. said New York employees could decide whether to stay at home, while at least one Jewish school in Queens told parents it would close for the day.