Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters were blocked by the police on Monday evening from getting close to the Met Gala, the most-exclusive event in New York City’s glitterati calendar.
Groups including students from Columbia University, Baruch College and New York University converged at Hunter College, after which about 800 demonstrators marched toward the event, held annually at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, according to the city’s police department.
They were intercepted before they reached the venue, and a total of 27 protesters were taken into custody, the NYPD said, adding that an investigation is under way.
The demonstrators were chanting and ...