Business leaders pressed NYC Mayor Adams to disperse Columbia protesters: report

A group of wealthy business owners and investors pressed New York City Mayor Eric Adams to disperse anti-Israel protesters at Columbia University in the city, according to a report by the Washington Post.

Business leaders urged Adams to use his influence with Columbia's president and board of trustees to get permission to send police to the campus and disperse the protesters. Those protests, which have been criticized as being antisemitic and raising security concerns, have prompted the...