NYPD investigating vandalism of Megan Rapinoe posters in NYC as possible hate crime

Xinhua/Wang Ying via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The New York City Police Department is investigating the vandalism on several posters of U.S. women’s soccer team captain Megan Rapinoe as a possible hate crime. Eight posters featuring Rapinoe, who is openly gay, were found marked with various homophobic statements at the mezzanine for the B train at the Bryant Park subway station on 42nd Street in Manhattan on Monday night, a police source told ABC News. The posters were found the day after the U.S. women’s team defeated the Netherlands in Lyon, France, to win the 2019 FIFA World Cup. The team celebrated