Anti-genocide, pro-migrant and other protests in New York City in February 2026.

February 5, 2026. Lenapehoking (New York City) – These are some demonstrations in New York City in February 2026.

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CUT THE CONTRACT / EJECT ELBIT NOW.

SAT, FEB 28, 2026.
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
UNION SQUARE
853 Broadway. New York, NY, 10003.

“Join us this Saturday, February 28th, for a protest demanding Capital One DROP ELBIT and CANCEL their $90 MILLION genocide-funding loan.

Elbit Systems, the Zionist entity’s largest weapons manufacturer, builds the weapons used to genocide Palestinians and supplies ICE & CBP with surveillance technology. As Capital One tries to integrate itself into NYC and hide the mass slaughter it directly enables, the DBNY campaign, in coordination with the national Eject Elbit campaign, will be disrupting business as usual outside the Union Square Capital One Cafe.

Capital One’s loan to Elbit Systems is set to expire this April. NOW is the time to show up, escalate, and FORCE Capital One to cut the contract. Easy Aerial’s forced eviction at the hands of DBNY proves that sustained, militant, grassroots campaigns work. If you want to materially disrupt the networks funding and supplying genocide, join us this Saturday! Bring as many friends, family members, and trusted comrades as you can!

Together, we will force Capital One to cancel Elbit’s credit line and divest from death.”_DEMILITARIZE BROOKLYN NAVY YARD!

MOVIE NIGHT

Friday, February 27, 2026. 6PM.
Boyfriend Co-Op |
1157 Myrtle Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11206

“Join us for a special showing of “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” a documentary that provides an inside look at the failed American-backed coup of the democratically elected president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, in 2003.

A Q&A session and discussion will follow the viewing with a particular focus on the relevance to current events.

Please note that popcorn, cocktails, mocktails, tea, and light bites will be available for purchase! There is a suggested one purchase minimum per person to support the co-op and its free and public programming!”_ BOYFRIEND co-op and Brooklyn Against War.

Protest against anti-protest bills

February 25th, 2026.
9 AM Rally, 10 AM Testify.
City Hall.
Manhattan, New York City.

“Rally and testify at City Hall to support free speech and oppose Julie Menin’s “buffer zone” legislation targeting protests against the sale of stolen Palestinian land.

The proposed law would allow these real estate events to shield themselves from protest by holding them in houses of worship and schools.”_PAL-Awda NY

Zionist politicians don’t want you to protest the sale of stolen Palestinian land

“Recent events hosted by Zionists in New York promote the sale of stolen Palestinian land and encourage settlement in the West Bank. These criminal gatherings of thieves and murderers have been met with protests outside of their host venues — often New York synagogues — as demonstrators seek to resist ethnic cleansing and ensure the right of the Palestinian people to remain on their homelands.

In response, legislation has been introduced in the NYC City Council, NY State Senate, and NY State Assembly that would create a “buffer zone” for protests outside “places of religious worship.”

The politicians backing these bills say they are primarily intended to protect people’s religious freedoms. But a closer look at the representatives pushing for the buffer zones reveals an entirely Zionist ideological makeup. Sponsors have taken money from the Israel lobby, espoused genocidal rhetoric, supported colonizing the West Bank, engaged in prior repression of pro-Palestine demonstrators in New York, and in some cases have backgrounds as actual West Bank settlers and IDF soldiers.

Unsurprisingly, these people are now using their public offices to restrict your ability to protest the occupation of Palestine.

JOIN US IN PROTESTING THE BUFFER ZONE BILLS THIS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH, at the NYC City Council hearing where the “Committee to Combat Hate” will review the legislation:

9 AM: Rally at City Hall steps
10 AM: Hearing inside City Hall

Sign up to testify at: council.nyc.gov/testify

This is a crucial time in which attempts at state repression domestically coincide with escalating settler violence in the West Bank. Please follow @palawda to support and stay updated on their campaign protesting the sale of stolen Palestinian land.”_Shut It Down Central Brooklyn

“City Council Speaker Menin and Councilmember Dinowitz’ proposed anti-protest bills (Int 0001-2026 and Int 0175-2026), combined with Governor Hochul’s bill, would make it virtually impossible to protest anywhere in New York City. These bills would affect students, labor unions, health care workers, health care patients, abortion and LGBTQ+ rights advocates alike.

Join our broad coalition at City Hall on Wednesday, February 25th at 9am to show a united front against these bills.

Please DM us if you’re a NY-based organization and you’d like to join our coalition. When they come for some of us, they come for all of us!”_ NYC for Abortion Rights

“Rally and testify at City Hall to support free speech and oppose Julie Menin’s “buffer zone” legislation targeting protests against the sale of stolen Palestinian land. The proposed law would allow these real estate events to shield themselves from protest by holding them in houses of worship and in schools.”_Palestinian Feminist Collective

“…we’re joining PAL-Awda and dozens of other organizations for a protest against NYC and NY State Buffer Zone proposals to criminalize protest outside houses of worship. As pro-Israel groups continue to use houses of worship to conduct sales of Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank, this proposal is a blatant attempt by lawmakers to shut down protests of these sales. We’ve too often seen restrictions around protests supporting Palestine be used to silence First Amendment rights and criminalize organizing at large. We need all hands on deck RIGHT NOW.

On Wednesday at City Hall, community members and organizations will be giving testimony at a City Council hearing on the Buffer Zone proposals. We urge you to join us for the 9am rally (before the hearing) on the steps of City Hall. You can also register to testify at the 10am hearing at council.nyc.gov/testify

We will be on the steps of City Hall at 9am with DJs Against Apartheid banners and keffiyehs. We invite you to come join us, introduce yourself, and stand with us during the protest. It’s time to take the energy from the club to the streets—let’s show that NYC nightlife stands firmly with Palestine and against these hypocritical attacks on the movement for justice and liberation!”_DJs Against Apartheid

“If we can’t trust the cops to not cry about snowballs, we can’t trust them with policing protests.”_ NYC for Abortion Rights

Protest in support of Cuba

February 22, 2026. 12 PM.
421 8TH AVE
Manhattan, New York City.
Info on Workers World Party.

ICE OFF CAMPUS

February 5, 2026. 2 PM.
Broadway and 116th.
Manhattan, New York City.

“ALL OUT TO COLUMBIA. ICE raids terrorizing communities nationwide didn’t happen overnight — they were built with the support of institutions like Columbia who collaborated with ICE to kidnap student protestors. As ICE’s violence continues to escalate, join us as we demand Columbia establish itself as a sanctuary campus and end its complicity with ICE. HANDS OFF OUR COMMUNITIES and ICE OUT FOR GOOD!”_COLUMBIA SUNRISE MOVEMENT

FLOOD BNYDC BOARD MEETING.
ICE SUPPLIERS OUT OF NYC. STOP EASY AERIAL’S LEASE RENEWAL. SHUT DOWN CRYE PRECISION.

WED. FEB 11, 2026.
8:30AM – 11:00AM.
141 Flushing Ave. (Building 77)
Brooklyn, New York City.

“The @demilitarizebklynnavyyard community urges all New Yorkers who seek an end to genocide and deportations to FLOOD BUILDING 77 on Wednesday, February 11th – the date of the FINAL board meeting before Easy Aerial’s lease is set to expire. Easy Aerial continues to supply CBP, the IOF, Elbit Systems, Israeli Aero Industries, and Textron with their drone technology for surveillance and death. Now is the time to act and disrupt this supply chain from feeding the imperialist war machine any further.

As Easy Aerial continues to enable surveillance and death in the skies, Crye Precision continues to equip and outfit mercenaries and death squads on the ground. With the MSRT’s assault on Venezuela, ICE murdering immigrants and protestors with impunity, and the IOF’s continued genocide in Gaza, we must do our part in NYC and disrupt the suppliers of death operating in our backyard as people across the country and world resist.

We refuse to allow weapons manufacturers who supply IOF, ICE, DoD and NYPD in our backyard, and we refuse to allow those complicit to have peace. SHOW UP, ESCALATE, AND DISRUPT THE BNYDC BOARD MEETING.

Show up in NUMBERS. Bring noise makers, energy, and your RAGE.”_DEMILITARIZE BROOKLYN NAVY YARD!

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Updated on February 25, 2026.