Tens of thousands of people crammed into the streets of Brooklyn in New York City on Tuesday (April 2) for the funeral of a grand rabbi, with two NYPD officers injured in the process.

Officers tried to control the massive crowd during the procession, some estimating that there were as many as 100,000 mourners.

The filmer told Newsflare that he filmed the footage from his office while he was at work.

In the video, we can see the Rabbi's coffin carried in the middle of the crowd.

Rabbi Yisroel Avrohom Portugal died at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, surrounded by his family, on Monday (April 1). He was 95 years old.

The rabbi arrived in the United States in the 1960s after surviving the Nazi death camps and was a mainstay in Borough Park and Williamsburg for decades.

A New York City police officer suffered a leg injury after being hit by one of the cars in the funeral procession. The second officer was hit on the head by a drone apparently used by a person attending the services.
Both suffered minor injuries.

Tens of thousands of Jewish mourners attended the funeral of the Grand Rabbi of Skulen - Rabbi Yisroel Avrohom Portugal of blessed memory. He was 95 years old and was respected and beloved by Orthodox Jews throughout the world. His oldest son, who lives in Montreal, Canada was annointed the new Grand Rabbi Of Skulen and will be moving back to Brooklyn to lead the Skulen community. The funeral took place on 54th street and 14th Ave in Borough Park Brooklyn.

Thousands of Jews attended the funeral of the Grand Rabbi of Skulen - Rabbi Yisroel Avrohom Portugal, who passed away last night in John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. The funeral took place today, outside his synagogue in Boro Park, Brooklyn. He was 95.