NYC Council member allegedly bites NYPD official at Brooklyn protest

A New York City Council member faces assault charges for allegedly biting an NYPD deputy chief during a protest in Brooklyn Wednesday morning.

NEW YORK - City Councilmember Susan Zhuang allegedly bit the NYPD official hard enough to leave teeth mark impressions in the skin, sources told CBS New York. It happened amid chaotic confrontations between protesters and police in Bensonhurst, where construction began on a new homeless shelter at 86th Street and 25th Avenue. Zhuang's office says she was arrested while 'protecting an 80-year-old woman also protesting.

After a full and fair investigation, Councilmember Zhuang and anyone else involved must face full accountability for their conduct.' The Adams administration said the shelter is needed and has proper permits. 'The Adams administration is committed to building this much needed shelter — the first of its kind in this community — which will offer New Yorkers experiencing homelessness the critical care they need to get back on their feet.

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