The Reopen NY rally started around 12:40 p.m. at City Hall Park near the Jacob Wrey Mould Fountain and continued until nearly 20 police officers in a tightly packed group arrived to disperse the protest at around 2 p.m. The cops made the arrests between around 2 p.m. and around 2:30 p.m. both inside the park and outside the park on the sidewalk at Park Row. Around 20 protestors showed up to the rally. The 9 people arrested were arrested for not maintaining social distance and holding a non-essential gathering.