MIDTOWN, MANHATTAN — Nine people were arrested during a protest at Rockefeller Center Saturday, an NYPD spokesman told Patch.

The spokesman said that the arrests were for disorderly conduct and reckless endangerment. The NYPD could not immediately confirm reports that one person was arrested after climbing a statue at Rockefeller Center.

The demonstration at Rockefeller Center was staged to protest climate change. Photos posted to social media showed protesters participating in a "die-in" at the ice skating rink. Photos also showed a banner draped across a statue at the rink that read "climate change = mass murder."