Roving Protesters, Calling For Higher Taxes On The Rich, Block Traffic In Southampton And East Hampton - 27 East
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Roving Protesters, Calling For Higher Taxes On The Rich, Block Traffic In Southampton And East Hampton

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Protesters blocked Montauk Highway in downtown East Hampton Village on Sunday.

Protesters blocked Montauk Highway in downtown East Hampton Village on Sunday.

Protesters calling for higher taxes on billionaires to help cover the costs of everything from childcare to climate change mitigation, marched on Meadow Lane in Southampton Village on Saturday. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

Protesters calling for higher taxes on billionaires to help cover the costs of everything from childcare to climate change mitigation, marched on Meadow Lane in Southampton Village on Saturday. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

Police blocked traffic as protesters calling for higher taxes on billionaires to help cover the costs of everything from childcare to climate change mitigation, marched on Meadow Lane in Southampton Village on Saturday. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

Police blocked traffic as protesters calling for higher taxes on billionaires to help cover the costs of everything from childcare to climate change mitigation, marched on Meadow Lane in Southampton Village on Saturday. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

Protesters calling for higher taxes on billionaires to help cover the costs of everything from childcare to climate change mitigation, marched on Meadow Lane in Southampton Village on Saturday. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

Protesters calling for higher taxes on billionaires to help cover the costs of everything from childcare to climate change mitigation, marched on Meadow Lane in Southampton Village on Saturday. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

Protesters blocked Montauk Highway in East Hampton on Sunday. Some or which were arrested. LEE BERTRAND

Protesters blocked Montauk Highway in East Hampton on Sunday. Some or which were arrested. LEE BERTRAND

Protesters blocked Montauk Highway in East Hampton on Sunday. Some or which were arrested. LEE BERTRAND

Protesters blocked Montauk Highway in East Hampton on Sunday. Some or which were arrested. LEE BERTRAND

Protesters blocked Montauk Highway in East Hampton on Sunday. Some or which were arrested. LEE BERTRAND

Protesters blocked Montauk Highway in East Hampton on Sunday. Some or which were arrested. LEE BERTRAND

Protesters blocked Montauk Highway in East Hampton on Sunday. Some or which were arrested. LEE BERTRAND

Protesters blocked Montauk Highway in East Hampton on Sunday. Some or which were arrested. LEE BERTRAND

Protesters blocked Montauk Highway in East Hampton on Sunday. Some or which were arrested. LEE BERTRAND

Protesters blocked Montauk Highway in East Hampton on Sunday. Some or which were arrested. LEE BERTRAND

Protesters block the entrance to East Hampton Airport on Monday morning.

Protesters block the entrance to East Hampton Airport on Monday morning.

Protesters block the entrance to East Hampton Airport on Monday morning.

Protesters block the entrance to East Hampton Airport on Monday morning.

authorStephen J. Kotz on Jul 12, 2022
Traffic doesn’t need much help to be backed up on most July weekends on the East End, but members of New York Communities for Change, an organization that held a... more

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