Pro-Palestine protesters storm NY Times building: 124 arrested hours after separate demonstration at printing plant where they accused newspapers of 'manufacturing consent for genocide'

Pro-Palestine protesters stormed The New York Times building on Thursday, just hours after a separate demonstration at the newspaper's printing plant in Queens. 

NYPD officials said 124 people were arrested outside the Midtown headquarters of the Times after about 150 demonstrators took over the lobby as they slammed the publication's coverage of the Israel and Hamas war in Gaza.

The mostly-masked protesters in the institution's lobby held up a sign that read: 'Stop the presses! Free Palestine!' 

They also held up images of some of the leaders of the Times, including executive editor Joseph Kahn, CEO Meredith Levien and publisher AG Sulzberger.

Earlier on Thursday, protesters prevented dozens of trucks from entering the Times' printing facility and picking up newspapers to deliver by blocking the roads starting at about 1am until around 3.30am.

Some laid down in a chain as others held up signs that read messages such ass 'Consent for genocide is manufactured here.'

Pro-Palestine protesters stormed The New York Times building on Thursday, just hours after a separate demonstration at the newspaper's printing plant in Queens 

About 150 people took over the lobby. They  held up images of some of the leaders of the Times, such as CEO Meredith Levien and publisher AG Sulzberger

A group that calls themselves Writers Against the War on Gaza (WAWOG) said they were behind both demonstrations. 

'We're trying to take the Times out of circulation for a day,' a protester told HellGateNYC. 'People view it as this repository of objective knowledge, but it's actually at the forefront of manufacturing consent for this war. We want to challenge that, and create a vacuum where other things are possible.'

As well as the NYT, the plant is also used by USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, Newsday, and the New York Post, as reported by ABC7.

The Times said in a  statement: 'The Israel-Hamas war is a complex and challenging story, and we receive criticism from each side. We are open to good-faith disagreement but firmly reject any assertion that our coverage displays bias. 

'We support the rights for groups and individuals to express their point of view, even when we disagree with it as it relates to our coverage, but will not let critics or advocacy campaigns sway us from independent reporting.'

It's not the first time pro-Palestine demonstrators have targeted the NYT. 

Earlier on Thursday, protesters prevented dozens of trucks from entering the Times' printing facility and picking up newspapers to deliver

NYPD officials said 124 people were arrested outside the Midtown headquarters of the Times

Back in November, they also stormed the lobby while accusing the media of showing a bias toward Israel in its coverage of the war in Gaza. 

Meanwhile on Sunday pro-Palestine protesters descended upon Hollywood to disrupt the Academy Awards.

As celebrities made their way to the Oscars red carpet at the Dolby Theatre, demonstrators waved flag and chanted 'Free Palestine'.

Video posted to social media shows protesters gathered at on the Oscars security checkpoints shouting 'Shame on you!' at limos carrying celebrities to the event.

And last week, thousands flooded the streets of New York as part of a rowdy demonstration on International Women's Day which saw them storm the Oculus near the World Trade Center.

Footage showed the demonstrators clutching Palestinian flags shouting and cheering after they successfully squeeze into the shopping center on Friday.

 Hundreds of pro-Palestine protesters flooded the streets of New York as part of a rowdy demonstration on International Women's Day last week

Once inside the Oculus protesters formed a drumming circle and chanted 'Gaza' and 'Shut it down'

Once inside they formed a drumming circle and waved banners which read: '30,878 dead and Joe is eating ice cream' in reference to the president nonchalantly slurping on an ice cream cone while being grilled about the conflict.

The chaotic scene was one of many witnessed as part of the march organized by Palestinian group Within in Our Lifetime to coincide with International Women's Day in recognition that the death toll from Israel's bombardment of Gaza has been predominantly women and children.

More than 25,000 women and children have been killed, according to estimates by US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.

The 'Global Strike for Gaza' began at Union Square before surging downtown, with later video showing protesters storming the Oculus shopping mall.