More than 100 demonstrators calling for action on climate change have been arrested after a sit-in protest in Wall Street.
The activists blocked parts of Broadway in Manhattan's financial district to protest against what they see as corporate and economic institutions' role in the climate crisis.
"I wanted to come specifically to disrupt Wall Street because it's Wall Street that's fuelling this," said protester Ben Shapiro, from Youngstown, Ohio, as he sat by the district's famous bull statue.
The event is part of Climate Week to coincide with a UN climate summit Shortly after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, demonstrators tried to push back metal barricades that police had used to keep them away.
Police turned pepper spray on the crowd.
The demonstration, called Flood Wall Street, drew hundreds of protesters Later a core group of a few dozen activists staged a sit-in steps away from Wall Street.
Demonstrators did not obtain a permit for the rally, police said, and some refused to disperse.
Two protesters dressed as Captain Planet are led away By nightfall, a total of 102 people, including a person wearing a white polar bear suit, were arrested for disorderly conduct.
On Sunday more than 100,000 people marched through Manhattan in one of many demonstrations around the world urging policymakers to take quick action.
Actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo were among the celebrities in Sunday's march.
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