New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s daughter was arrested Saturday night during demonstrations in Manhattan.
Chiara de Blasio, 25, was arrested Saturday evening near 12th Street and Broadway after police declared an unlawful assembly in the area, according to the New York Post. The younger de Blasio has since been released.
A source told the outlet the mayor’s daughter was blocking traffic on Broadway and refused to move when asked to by police.
“That was a real hot spot. Police cars were getting burned there. People were throwing and yelling, fighting with cops. There were thousands of people in that area at that time,” the source said.
On Saturday night, Mayor de Blasio said the city would not tolerate unlawful behavior by demonstrators, many of whom have taken to the streets in recent days to voice their outrage at the killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis on Monday.
“We appreciate and respect all peaceful protests, but now it is time for people to go home,” de Blasio said late Saturday night.
Similar protests have popped up in cities across the country over the past week.
