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Pro-Palestinian protesters were at it again this morning in Manhattan, blocking three bridges and one tunnel connecting the island to the rest of New York City and New Jersey.Hundreds of arrests were made after pro-Palestinian protesters blocked traffic on the Brooklyn, Manhattan and Williamsburg bridges as well as the Holland Tunnel on Monday morning…Around 9:30 a.m. Monday, the protesters blocked New Jersey-bound lanes of the Holland Tunnel.Port Authority police responded and arrested 120 protesters before the tunnel reopened to traffic just after 10:30 a.m.Here’s what that looked like (top clip) plus video of the arrests that followed as they chanted...

The Manhattan Bridge was shut down in both directions this morning as authorities investigated a suspicious package on the bridge's subway tracks. According to police, the bridge was closed at around nine o'clock this morning. The package, described as a knapsack, was left on the subway tracks. Traffic was stopped in both directions, as was train service across the bridge.