A video shot by a member of the crowd shows the moment the bird was struck by the ball as it walked around the pitch.
After being hit, former Arsenal and Chelsea left-back Cole puts his head to his hands as the bird lies motionless on the turf.
It is not clear whether or not the bird was killed after being hit by the ball.
Footage of the incident was uploaded to YouTube by Ethan Ospina, where it has been watched over 67,000 times.
He wrote: “I respect the galaxy from their organization to the fans on down, but the animal; abuse has to end now!
He then posted: “To clarify, I think the pigeon was sick to begin with cause they usually just fly away when anyone or anything gets near.”
Some commenters accused the MLS stars of deliberately aiming at the bird.
“You can clearly tell they were aiming for the pigeon. This was on purpose and really messed up.”
A goal from former Barcelona and Spain striker David Villa secured New York City a hard-fought win.
The win for New York City put them four points clear at the top of the Eastern Conference.
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