New York mayor: ‘It’s despicable’ schools would allow another country’s flag to fly in America

New York City major Eric Adams said it was “despicable” that U.S. schools would allow another country’s flag to fly on their campuses while defending the New York Police Department (NYPD) after hundreds of officers in riot gear broke up pro-Palestinian protests on Columbia University’s campus. At a press conference Wednesday after New York police arrested about 300 people overnight, Adams became heated after police showed a number of videos that included protests at Columbia as well as a protest at City College in New York where demonstrators took down...