On the fifth day of the City College of New York’s “Gaza Solidarity Encampment,” and hours after students allegedly breached an academic building, New York Police Department officers swept the encampment, resulting in the arrests of at least 173 protesters at CCNY.

Around an hour after the New York Police Department said it would sweep the City College of the City University of New York’s “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” on Thursday, pro-Palestinian demonstrators protected a fellow protester who had allegedly been confronted by City College public safety officers. The pro-Palestinian students and affiliates pushed the officers off of the encampment ground in just minutes. The group then chanted “We will stay,” and “The students united will never be defeated.”

The Shut It Down Coalition held a protest on Broadway and 115th Street at 4 p.m. on Tuesday to support the ongoing “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” on South Lawn. The protest, which drew about 100 people, marks the fifth day of outside protests in solidarity with the encampment.

Two individuals were taken into custody before 12:30 p.m. on Monday during the fourth day of community-organized protests on 115th Street and Broadway. The individuals were released with summonses for disorderly conduct later in the afternoon. Witnesses to the detainments said those taken into custody were acting peacefully and playing music.

Over 50 people congregated on Sunday in front of the 115th Street and Broadway entrance to “stand with students and a liberated Palestine” following three protests that drew around 150 people outside of Columbia’s campus along Broadway on Saturday.

A group of around 150 protesters walked from Washington Heights to Columbia’s Morningside campus on Saturday afternoon in a “March Against Displacement,” stopping in front of the Columbia University Irving Medical Center along the way before reaching the Columbia gates at Broadway and 115th Street at approximately 6:25 p.m.

The George Bruce Library on 518 W 125th St. held its grand reopening on Monday, marking the end of nearly five months of closure due to renovations. Its reopening drew West Harlem residents of all ages, with many expressing appreciation for the library’s new refurbished features.

Mara Tucker and her family live within walking distance of P.S. 125 Ralph Bunche, where her children attend school. However, despite their proximity to P.S. 125, a high number of car-related incidents has caused Tucker to only recently begin feeling comfortable enough to let her 10-year-old son and eight-year-old daughter make the trek to school without adult supervision.

Columbia and the City College of New York held their second joint Harlem Environmental Justice Summit on Thursday, drawing students, local nonprofits, and a representative from the New York City Mayor’s administration.