A protester has admitted in court he fired a flare that landed on the the roof of a City College of New York building and badly damaged it during an on-campus anti-Israel demonstration two years ago, prosecutors said. Ahmed Etman, 23, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree arson, a felony, and disorderly conduct on April 16 in an a deal with Manhattan prosecutors, according to the district attorney’s office. Manhattan DA's Office Etman, who was a student at the time, discharged the flare and recklessly damaged the Marshak Science Building on April 28, 2025 while the City College of New York was embroiled in raucous anti-Israel protests in uptown Manhattan amid the conflict in Gaza, according to a criminal complaint. An FDNY fire marshal found remnants of the flare on the roof of the building, the complaint states. While officials initially estimated the damage caused by Etman was as high as $250,000, it was later determined he caused $6,291 worth of damage, the district attorney’s office said Friday.…