Black Lives Matter Vandalize Central Park Monument, Clash With Police, 6 Arrested

A protester is holding a “defund the police” sign at a Black Lives Matter protest in Manhattan on July 13, 2020. Chung I Ho/The Epoch Times

At least six people were arrested by NYPD officers in Manhattan near Central Park as Black Lives Matter-affiliated protesters spray-painted graffiti on a Columbus Circle monument.

The NYPD confirmed that the USS Maine national monument was defaced during anti-police demonstrations on Thursday. Protesters marched from Greenwich Village to Columbus Circle.