NYPD Officer's Cap Set on Fire During Pro-Palestinian Protest

A pro-Palestinian protester carried a burning NYPD officer’s hat as a crowd moved down Madison Avenue during a demonstration near the Rockefeller Center on Wednesday, November 29.

The protest, which was organized by the Palestinian-led community group Within Our Lifetime, gathered near the Rockefeller Center ahead of the annual Christmas tree-lighting event.

Footage here, recorded by Katie Smith, shows one of the protesters carrying an officer’s hat, as someone chants “Burn it down, burn it down.”

In a further clip, a man can be seen yelling “Go to work” at demonstrators. “Everybody should go to work,” he says. “Get a f***ing job.” Credit: Katie Smith via Storyful

Video transcript

[DRUMS BEATING]

- Burn it down. Burn it down. Burn it down. Burn it down. Burn it down.

- Go to work! Everybody should go to work! Get a [MUTED] job.

[DRUMS BEATING]

- Burn it down. Burn it down. Burn it down. Burn it down. Burn it down.

- Go to work! Everybody should go to work! Get a [MUTED] job.

[DRUMS BEATING]

- Burn it down. Burn it down. Burn it down. Burn it down. Burn it down.

- Go to work! Everybody should go to work! Get a [MUTED] job.

[DRUMS BEATING]

- Burn it down. Burn it down. Burn it down. Burn it down. Burn it down.

- Go to work! Everybody should go to work! Get a [MUTED] job.