Hundreds of protesters marched across the Manhattan Bridge Tuesday, halting traffic during the evening commute.

In a 2.5-mile march from City Hall to Barclays Center, protesters used Election Day as a way to call out lawmakers for their pro-Israel support.

It comes as the Hamas-led Gaza Health Ministry said more than 10,000 people have been killed in Gaza since a Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7.

What You Need To Know

  • Hundreds of protesters marched across the Manhattan Bridge Tuesday, halting traffic during the evening commute

  • In a 2.5-mile march from City Hall to Barclays Center, protesters used Election Day as a way to call out lawmakers for their pro-Israel support

  • The group that led the rally is called “Within Our Lifetime United for Palestine.” They called on supporters to write “Free Palestine” on their ballots

“We’re making it clear that here in New York City we support Palestine, even if the people are thousands of miles away,” said Abdullah Akl, an organizer of the march and rally called “Flood Election Day for Gaza.”

“People are going out to go vote for candidates that represent them. Today, we started our rally in City Hall to make it clear to our elected officials, specifically New York Council, that they do not represent us,” Akl added.

The group leading the rally is called “Within Our Lifetime United for Palestine.” They called on supporters to write “Free Palestine” on their ballots.

“We cannot be silent. We will not be silent,” Yisorel Dovid Weiss said. 

Weiss and members of United Against Zionism joined the rally to call for a peaceful end to the war.

“We feel it is our obligation to plead with the world, stop immediately the murder of the people of Gaza and stop the occupation,” Weiss said.