Women are arrested by the New York City Police Department after sitting down in the street during a #DayWithoutAWoman protest in New York City. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images Getty Images

Thirteen protesters at the Day Without A Woman rally were arrested Wednesday in New York City.

The New York City Police Department confirmed to Cosmopolitan.com that the protesters had been arrested at the corner of 59th Street and Fifth Avenue, the nexus of the peaceful rally. They could not confirm what charges had been brought against the protesters.



In a press release, spokeswoman Tessa Wick said that 10 organizers had been arrested "in an act of civil disobedience."

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Some of us have been arrested #DayWithoutAWoman pic.twitter.com/WSYVdrQjxA — Women's March - Text WOMENSWAVE to 44310 (@womensmarch) March 8, 2017

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We are not sure what precinct we are being taken to at the moment. But we are together, reSisters. #DayWithoutAWoman pic.twitter.com/r10WBikdl8 — Women's March - Text WOMENSWAVE to 44310 (@womensmarch) March 8, 2017

In a Periscope live stream of the protest, protesters appeared to be sitting in the street, ignoring police officers who can be heard ordering them to leave the roadway. "If you do so voluntarily," the officer can be heard saying, "no charges will be placed against you. If you remain in the roadway and refuse to utilize the sidewalk, you will be placed under arrest."



They remained in the roadway.

The Women's March, which organized the protest, tweeted Wednesday that fellow protesters could meet those who were arrested at the 7th precinct to show solidarity.

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UPDATE: Meet us at 7th precinct (19 1/2 Pitt St) in Manhattan to show solidarity with our sisters who were arrested today. #DayWithoutAWoman — Women's March - Text WOMENSWAVE to 44310 (@womensmarch) March 8, 2017

Update 3/8, 5:15 p.m.: The protesters were arrested for disorderly conduct because they blocked traffic, according to a NYPD spokesman.

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