Mamdani-backed socialist arrested at anti-Netanyahu protest outside UN
Mamdani-backed socialist House candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier, was arrested at an anti-Netanyahu protest blocking roads near the U.N. General Assembly meeting Thursday.
TL;DR
- Socialist House candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier was arrested during a protest against Benjamin Netanyahu's UN visit.
- The protest involved blocking a roadway near the United Nations General Assembly in Manhattan.
- Avila Chevalier criticized the government's allocation of funds, contrasting military spending with domestic needs.
- City Council members Chi Ossé and Alexa Avilés, and actress Susan Sarandon were also reportedly detained.
- Avila Chevalier previously defeated incumbent Rep. Adriano Espaillat in the Democratic primary and is backed by the Democratic Socialists of America.
- She has been an active pro-Palestinian activist, previously leading protests at Columbia University.