Mayor Eric Adams is defending the actions of the officers, but says the federal government needs to let migrants work so they don't have to resort to illegal vending.
The City is investigating after video surfaced of after video surfaced of an altercation between a parks enforcement officer and a child.The New York City Parks Department is conducting an internal investigation after video surfaced online of an altercation between an enforcement officer and a 12-year-old child in Battery Park .
The department said it was working with the NYPD to confiscate food sold by unlicensed vendors when several people intervened and the officer and 12-year-old girl fell to the ground. He called on the federal government to let migrants work so they don't have to resort to illegal vending.
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