3 Women Arrested Trying To Hang A Banner On Manhattan Bridge
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - It wasn't exactly a banner day for three women on the Manhattan Bridge Monday morning.
They were arrested trying to unfurl a large sign off the north side of the bridge at around 6 a.m.
Appears to be some sort of banner hanging off the Manhattan Bridge. Being removed by NYPD. pic.twitter.com/39jd5kB1CM
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Two of the women are in their 30s and one is in her 20s, officials said.
The NYPD removed the banner, which never fully unraveled.
The 200+ pound banner was 100 feet long by 40 feet wide. The suspects told CBS2 the banner carried a simple, one-word message: Vote.
The three were released with court summonses.
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