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Caught red-handed: Environmental activists vandalize Tesla dealership in Manhattan to protest Elon Musk on Earth Day

By Dean Moses Posted on April 22, 2025

Two activists in Manhattan wound up in handcuffs Tuesday after they vandalized a Tesla dealership as part of an explicit Earth Day protest against the company’s founder, billionaire-turned-“government efficiency” official Elon Musk. 

Activists from Extinction Rebellion NYC performed a surprise protest against Musk outside the Tesla shop, 860 Washington St. in Soho, just after noon on April 22.

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Caught red-handed: Environmental activists vandalize Tesla dealership in Manhattan to protest Elon Musk on Earth Day

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