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More Than 60 Arrested During Climate Demonstration In Manhattan

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Some 62 people were arrested during a climate demonstration Wednesday in Manhattan.

A group known as Extinction Rebellion gathered outside City Hall around 9 a.m. 

Protesters called for the City Council to declare a climate emergency and pass the Climate Mobilization Act.

Some people could be seen lying in the street, impacting the entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge.

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