New York City FTP protests


In November 2019, a consortium of around 15 local grassroots organizations called the FTP coalition began a series of disruptive protests in New York City against a crackdown on fare evasion and an increased police presence in the city's transit system. According to the coalition organizers, "FTP stands for many things, including 'Feed the People' and 'For the People', but stands for '' when it comes to subway protests."
The FTP coalition has thus far held three protests:
According to The Guardian, "The coalition was created in response to incidents that happened one weekend in October and went viral on social media, including a video that showed police drawing their guns and storming a subway car."