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State Police arrest 61 housing protesters in New York capitol

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A protester became unresponsive while being arrested by state police and was helped by medical personnel.
A protester became unresponsive while being arrested by state police and was helped by medical personnel.AP
A protester became unresponsive while being arrested by state police and was helped by medical personnel.
A protester became unresponsive while being arrested by state police and was helped by medical personnel.AP
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Protesters are arrested by state police during a protest rally at the state Capitol on Tuesday.
Protesters are arrested by state police during a protest rally at the state Capitol on Tuesday.AP
Tenants and members of the Upstate Downstate Housing Alliance from across the state demand New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state legislators pass universal rent control legislation.
Tenants and members of the Upstate Downstate Housing Alliance from across the state demand New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state legislators pass universal rent control legislation.AP
Tenants and members of the Upstate Downstate Housing Alliance from across the state demand New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state legislators pass universal rent control legislation.
Tenants and members of the Upstate Downstate Housing Alliance from across the state demand New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state legislators pass universal rent control legislation.AP
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ALBANY — Lawmakers celebrated Animal Advocacy Day in the capital, but it was the tenants’ rights groups that turned the State Capitol into a zoo.

Sixty-one protesters pushing for an overhaul of rent laws that expire June 15 were arrested by state police Tuesday for aggressively blocking the state Senate and Assembly entrances, clogging the hallways and disorderly conduct.

Vietnam vet Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms Wayne Jackson, 72, was forcibly pushed and hit by the rabble rousers, sources said. He has worked for the Assembly for 44 years.

Among those apprehended was city Public Advocate Jumaane Williams.

The legislative session ends on June 19.

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