Chiara de Blasio was arrested for unlawful assembly. She was issued a desk appearance ticket and released.
A police source told HuffPost that Chiara de Blasio, 25, was taken into custody at 10:30 p.m. at Broadway and 12th Street for unlawful assembly. She was issued a desk appearance ticket and released.New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio with his daughter, Chiara in 2013. She was arrested on Saturday night during a demonstration over the police killings of George Floyd and other Black men and women.
“If you went out peacefully to make a point about the need for change, you have been heard and change is coming in the city,” Bill de Blasio said at a press conference late Saturday. “I have no doubt about that. It’s time to go home so we can all move forward.” As thousands participated in demonstrations across New York over the weekend, protesters in some locations were seen blocking traffic, setting fire to police vehicles and clashing with police. According to, police officials said they made more than 780 arrests during three days of protests.
Many of the protests in New York were peaceful, however, violence broke out in some areas and was met with an increasingly
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