Hundreds of protesters wearing keffiyehs flooded Brooklyn's DeKalb Avenue station, their collective refusal to pay the $2.90 subway fee was an act of protest against police violence following the shooting of Derrell Mickles.
For many of the protesters, the issue of police violence was personal; over the past year, the NYPD has been brutalizing pro-Palestine protesters, highlighting a history of aggression against marginalized communities.
Among the protesters' demands was for Mayor Eric Adams to resign, as he claimed the NYPD officer who shot Mickles showed a 'great level of restraint', contrasting with the pervasive view of violence against citizens.
Fatima Mohammed of Within Our Lifetime stated, 'They want to convince you that hopping a turnstile is violent and lawless, but firing bullets into bodies in our communities is not,' illustrating the protest's emotional core.
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