Will NYC pro-Palestinian demonstrators at Columbia University leave today?

Pro-Palestinian protests and encampments spread across NYC campuses on Thursday – including the City College of New York and the Fashion Institute of Technology – as today marks Columbia University’s deadline for demonstrators to pack up and leave.According to university officials, negotiations are still ongoing with students. It's unclear when the encampments will be removed. Security remains tight and as of Friday morning, the encampments remain.

Pro-Israeli protesters called on the remaining hostages to be released and for Columbia President Minouche Shafik to resign. Counter-protesters also stood within the crowd.Meanwhile, more protests spread to other schools, including at CCNY and FIT, where encampments were set up in support. At one point, protesters stormed a lobby at FIT as security struggled to hold them. At New York University, police said 133 protesters were taken into custody late Monday.

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