Sep 18, 2023
(Twitter/ Screenshot/ Public: User - ClimateDefiance) A crowd of climate activists blocked the doors of the Federal Reserve building in New York City on Monday morning, footage posted to Twitter shows. Scores of protesters locked arms in front of the building to deny employees and officials entry, and the activists chanted protest slogans while blocking the exits, footage posted to Twitter shows. Numerous groups, including Climate Defiance, were reportedly involved in the protest, which came ahead of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly meeting in NYC to discuss climate policy set to occur this week. "Breaking: as we write we are shutting down the Federal Reserve Bank of New York," Climate Defiance tweeted on Monday. "Fed Chair Jerome Powell is a climate criminal. He must be brought to justice. Today we stand in the pouring rain, arm-in-arm with dozens of partners, to do so." (RELATED: 'I'm Speaking': Kamala Harris Laughs As Climate Protester Yells A