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Over a dozen taken into custody during climate demonstration on Manhattan's East Side

Arrests made during East Side climate demonstration
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NEW YORK -- Arrests were made Tuesday during a demonstration on the East Side marking the 10-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy.

Climate activists and survivors of the storm were calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul for a tax on the wealthy to fund a Green New Deal.

Additionally, they want the governor to make investments to tackle the climate crisis.

More than a dozen people were taken into custody for blocking traffic.

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