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Anti-Israel rally participants caused headaches during New Year’s Day travel as they descended on the subway and by car at John F. Kennedy International Airport, creating a traffic nightmare on the busiest travel day of the year.
The Belt Parkway, a major thoroughfare for vehicles heading to the airport, was cleared by police near Exit 20 in an attempt to stem the flow of the “Flood JFK for Gaza” protests organized by Within Our Lifetime. It was temporarily blocked. Palestinian-led activist group.
Video posted on social media showed more than a dozen cars waving Palestinian flags and honking their horns in a traffic-clogged park just before a demonstration scheduled for 2 p.m.
According to the video program, traveling by train wasn’t as good as the shuttle train at Jamaica Station was restricted to employees and people with boarding passes.
New York City Police Department Traffic Commissioner Philip Rivera advised travelers to plan their trips in advance and prepare for delays due to planned protests.
The demonstration came days after police arrested at least 26 protesters who blocked the Van Wyck Expressway and cut off access to Queens Airport.
As many as 40 people held hands and blocked traffic on highways and side roads, forcing travelers to walk with their luggage to the terminal in the rain.
Just after 3 p.m., New York City police sent a recommendation Protesters said they were moving down Grand Central Parkway toward LaGuardia Airport and were blocking the right and center lanes.
The NYPD did not respond to requests for comment.
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