Climate vandals spray paint NYC Tesla dealership in Earth Day protest, clean it off when police arrive

Video shows two maskless men scrawling "F-k DOGE" and "We do not consent" on the store's windows with fluorescent red and green spray paint.

Several DOGE signs were also coated onto several windows with red lines crossing through each of them - similar to a "no" or "prohibited" symbol. The showroom is located in Manhattan's Meat Packing District, between Washington Street and W 13th Street, and people could be seen inside at the time.

The group appeared to belong to the climate activist group Extinction Rebellion, which has been known to overtake public spaces, cause disruptions and deface public buildings. The group claims to use non-violent civil disobedience to protest against political inaction over what they believe is man-made climate change.

The two climate vandals were arrested when police arrived on the scene. The younger man was wearing a pink t-shirt with the words "Climate Change = Mass Murder" inscribed on the back of his top. 

Asked why he was being arrested, the man said: "Because people do not consent to unelected fascists and this is Earth Day."

The group's New York City chapter boasted about the defacing of the building on X.

Extinction Rebellion also took credit for spray-painting Wall Street's iconic Raging Bull on Tuesday.

Dozens of reported attacks on Tesla vehicles, dealerships and charging stations have taken place this year. 

Some of the more serious attacks on Tesla in the U.S. include a March 18 incident in Las Vegas when police said 36-year-old Paul Hyon Kim used a Molotov cocktail to torch several Teslas at a local dealership.

Four Tesla Cybertrucks were set on fire in a Seattle Tesla lot last month, while two Tesla Cybertrucks caught fire at a local dealership in Kansas City.