White Flags Replace American Flags on Brooklyn Bridge

DNA Info ^ | 7/22/14

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MANHATTAN — American flags were removed from atop the Brooklyn Bridge's two towers Tuesday morning and replaced by white flags, sources said.

Police, including the NYPD's counter terrorism and intelligence divisions, were checking surveillance footage from the bridge after images of the white flags hit social media about 7 a.m., sources said.

"Why are there white flags on top of the Brooklyn Bridge?" City Council member Mark Weprin tweeted at 9:34 a.m.

It was not immediately clear how the white flags, which are usually a military symbol for surrender, got there.

Witnesses reported seeing NYPD counter terrorism officers heading up the stairs to the bridge about 9:30 a.m.

But people were still allowed to walk across the bridge even as the police presence increased.

The Department of Transportation, which oversees the bridge, referred press inquiries to the NYPD, which did not have additional information.

[ETL 2]

Well, I just heard on the news something some here had already heard or read. As of at least this AM, they’re suspecting it was an “inside prank”. But how dumb is that? They’ll probably lose their jobs over it. A link to the July 4th Brooklyn flag stealer made a lot more sense to me.