The city is facing a wave of criticism in the wake of a controversial video shared online that captures a New York City Parks agents trying to arrest a…
The city is facing a wave of criticism in the wake of a controversial video shared online that captures a New York City Parks agents trying to arrest a 14-year-old girl for selling fruit from her parent's alleged unlicensed cart in Battery Park over the weekend.
A woman, who did not share her name but said was the teen's aunt, said the agents"were rough with my niece." "We’re not here to rob, we’re just here to sell our fruits. That’s it," the woman who identified herself as the teen's aunt said in Spanish, adding that's exactly what the teen’s mom was doing when parks agents and police arrived telling them they had to leave. She says the family complied, and the teen began helping her mom pack up. That’s when she says agents tried to place handcuffs on the girl."Yes! Very aggressive because she didn’t do anything," the woman said.
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