The US media quoted sources on May 31 as saying that the daughter of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was arrested while attending a protest in Manhattan. She was allegedly obstructing traffic on the street and refused to leave.
According to the US "New York Post", Bai Sihao's daughter Chiara de Blasio is 25 years old. She was arrested at about 10:30 pm on the 30th local time. According to sources, Chiara is obstructing traffic near Broadway, and her location has been banned by the police. As she refused to leave, the police arrested her.
"It was really a hot spot. Police cars were burnt. People threw things around and yelled, clashed with the police. At that time, thousands of people gathered there," the source said.
After being arrested, Chiara provided the police with an address, which is the "Gracie Mansion", the official residence of the Mayor of New York City in the Upper East Side. However, she did not tell the police that she was Bai Sihao's daughter.
The report pointed out that one hour after Chiara was arrested, Bai Sihao also called on the protesters to "go home" at the news conference that evening. "We are very grateful and respect all those who protest peacefully, but now is the time for people to go home." Bai Sihao said, "If you call for change in a peaceful manner, then your voice has been heard, and New York will usher in Change. I have no doubt about this. Now you should go home so that we can look forward together."
According to reports, the police issued an order to Chiara to respond in court. At present, the New York City Government has not commented on the incident.