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Photos: Protesters Attempt "Royal Shutdown" Outside Barclays Center


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Christopher Robbins

Published Dec 9, 2014

Modified Dec 9, 2014


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While Prince William and Kate Middleton, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, were inside meeting Beyonce and Jay-Z and watching a Nets game, about 400 people protested outside for about four hours.<br>
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Published Dec 9, 2014

Modified Dec 9, 2014


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Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.

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