New York City officials are trying to figure out why two white flags are flying at the top of the Brooklyn Bridge where American flags are usually placed.The white flags - international symbols of surrender - fluttered Tuesday from poles on the stone supports that hold cables above the bridge connecting Brooklyn and Manhattan.Police say it isn't clear what time they were placed there - or by whom.Several officers scaled the bridge and were seen lowering the flag on the Manhattan side around 11 a.m. as traffic inched along the bridge.Passers-by first noticed the white flags just after 9 a.m.The bridge is one of the most heavily secured landmarks in the city, constantly monitored by surveillance cameras.13414012

New York City officials are trying to figure out why two white flags are flying at the top of the Brooklyn Bridge where American flags are usually placed.



The white flags - international symbols of surrender - fluttered Tuesday from poles on the stone supports that hold cables above the bridge connecting Brooklyn and Manhattan.


Police say it isn't clear what time they were placed there - or by whom.

Several officers scaled the bridge and were seen lowering the flag on the Manhattan side around 11 a.m. as traffic inched along the bridge.

Passers-by first noticed the white flags just after 9 a.m.



The bridge is one of the most heavily secured landmarks in the city, constantly monitored by surveillance cameras.