The New York Post, taken by a neighbor whose residence faces the park on Grove Street, shows the three men casually strolling down the block, snatching the flags off the fence one by one before strolling eastward on Waverly Place.
The NYPD has since released its own separate surveillance footage and is asking for the public’s help identifying the culprits.
Two of the men are wearing white button-down shirts and light-colored pants, and another is wearing a black T-shirt and jeans.Based on the surveillance footage, one of the men wearing white appears to have a short mustache and wavy, short-cropped brown hair, while the other, with dark brown hair, has a full beard.
The third man, clad in black, is clean-shaven and appears to have black or dark brown hair.The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the incident, which comes as the city celebrates Pride Month.