Tense standoff continues at Columbia; police warn of burglary uptick in NJ

In this edition of Eyewitness News Extra Time, we have the latest on the tense standoff at Columbia University, an uptick in burglaries in New Jersey and the wild discovery in Central Park that has some people worried. Shouting, sit-ins and tense interactions continued at Columbia on Tuesday. The ongoing demonstrations have prompted House Speaker Mike Johnson to pay a visit to the campus on Wednesday. Eyewitness News reporter Lucy Yang was at Columbia in Morningside Heights with more. Meanwhile in Greenwich Village, protests continued at NYU on Tuesday as well. Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered at Washington Square Park for more than five hours. During protests Monday night, 120 people were arrested, including at least 10 NYU professors. Police say the crowd pelted officers with a chair and bottles as officers tried to disperse the crowd. And in New Jersey, police in Rahway are issuing a warning to the community about an increase in burglaries and car thefts. Officials have released surveillance video that was captured early Sunday morning of a suspected carjacking crew. The crew was spotted being dropped off in a car that police say was involved in at least three similar incidents in the area. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices