The NYPD is bracing for possible unrest to rock Monday’s star-studded Met Gala, law-enforcement sources told The Post — as anti-Israel groups called for a “Day of Rage” protest at CUNY’s nearby Hunter College.
Police security will be heightened in and around the Metropolitan Museum of Art as A-listers start descending on the iconic Upper East Side venue for the glitzy gala there Monday evening, sources said.
No specific threats have been identified so far for Fashion’s Biggest Night — but “everything is on the table,” a police source noted, adding that protests in the vicinity are widely expected.
The warning came as the anti-Israel group, Within Our Lifetime, issued a rallying cry for protesters to swarm Hunter College — roughly a mile from the museum — for a “Citywide Day of Rage for Gaza” kicking off at 5 p.m.
It wasn’t immediately clear if the anti-Israel demonstrators had any plans to try and disrupt the gala.
But anti-Israel protesters have tried to derail Big Apple life of late.
The group Within Our Lifetime, which is spearheaded by CUNY Law graduate Nerdeen Kiswani, is the same organization that shut down the Brooklyn Bridge last month as hundreds of protesters, including some chanting, “Death to America!” stormed across.
They also descended on CUNY’s Harlem campus last week in a night of unrest that saw a slew of protesters cuffed and hauled away.
Members of the Condé Nast workers union had already threatened to create a scene at the Met Gala, which is thrown by the media company’s grande dame Anna Wintour.
But Conde higher-ups announced late Sunday that there is now a tentative contract agreement with the union representing employees of the glossy magazine publisher, sparing embarrassment for Wintour on the red carpet.
Local law-enforcement sources insisted to The Post that they are prepared for any other possible unrest during the Met Gala.
“The Met Gala is a large event that draws an international audience. There are regular peaceful protests that occur in the vicinity,” a police source said.
“Working in partnership with private sector partners we will ensure a safe event for all.”
