St. Patrick's Cathedral Sprayed With Protest Graffiti: NYPD

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — Two women spray-painted the walls of St. Patrick's Cathedral on Saturday with references to the Black Lives Matter movement and the NYPD as massive protests erupted across New York City following the death of Minnesota man George Floyd at the hands of police.

The NYPD released images Monday of the women who sprayed "F—k" and the acronyms "BLM" — short for Black Lives Matter — and "NYPDK" on the Midtown Manhattan cathedral just after 5 p.m. Saturday.

George Floyd's name was spray-painted on one of the cathedral's stairs, according to the New York Post.

While the protests largely took place in Brooklyn, a number of protesters congregated Saturday outside Trump Tower just north of the cathedral and marched down Fifth Avenue.