New York City police received a call about the banner at 2.45pm and removed it about half an hour later, a spokesman said.
“There are no details on why or who – it has to be investigated,” the spokesman said.
Police were looking at surveillance video on the bridge and in nearby areas.
In 2014 a large Palestinian flag was suspended from the Manhattan Bridge by solidarity groups during a protest march across the nearby Brooklyn Bridge.
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