Politics & Government
9 Arrested In Climate Change Protest At Rockefeller Center: Cops
A banner draped across a statue at Rockefeller Center read "climate change=mass murder."
MIDTOWN, MANHATTAN — Nine people were arrested during a protest at Rockefeller Center Saturday, an NYPD spokesman told Patch.
The spokesman said that the arrests were for disorderly conduct and reckless endangerment. The NYPD could not immediately confirm reports that one person was arrested after climbing a statue at Rockefeller Center.
The demonstration at Rockefeller Center was staged to protest climate change. Photos posted to social media showed protesters participating in a "die-in" at the ice skating rink. Photos also showed a banner draped across a statue at the rink that read "climate change = mass murder."
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The Facebook event for the protest, named "Rebellion Day One," says the goal of the group organizing the protest — Extinction Rebellion — is to get to net zero emissions by 2025 by participating in mass civil disobedience.
This dude got arrested after climbing this statue in #rockefellercenter protesting #climatechange while others were laying on the ice preventing skating on the rink. #protest #nyc pic.twitter.com/kYhbnVhQES
— Jacqueline (@jmorein) January 26, 2019
THE EARTH IS ON FIRE #extinctionrebellion @XR_NYC pic.twitter.com/Ts7orWDHCa
— Millennials for Revolution (@Bernlennials) January 26, 2019
Die-in happening at Rockefeller center NYC for climate justice! @ExtinctionR @XR_NYC pic.twitter.com/RJwhVvBsm4
— Millennials for Revolution (@Bernlennials) January 26, 2019
Climate change = mass murder @XR_NYC @ExtinctionR #extinctionrebellion pic.twitter.com/hrGIxrPfWQ
— Millennials for Revolution (@Bernlennials) January 26, 2019
We have Rockefeller Center surrounded! #extinctionrebellion @XR_NYC pic.twitter.com/KwxTUcfv0C
— Millennials for Revolution (@Bernlennials) January 26, 2019
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