New York Nurses Arrested During Midtown Protest

Thirteen striking New York nurses were arrested Thursday after linking arms and refusing to move during a protest outside 555 West 57th Street in midtown Manhattan, union and police said. The action, part of a strike involving about 15,000 nurses since Jan. 12 against New York-Presbyterian, Mount Sinai and Montefiore over pay, safety and staffing, targeted two hospital lobbying groups. The union noted tentative agreements on AI protections and some local issues.