NYC parks officer reassigned after viral video shows physical altercation with 14-year-old girl
A city Parks Department enforcement patrol officer was reassigned and placed on administrative duties, an agency spokesperson said on Monday, one day after a video surfaced on social media showing a physical altercation involving a 14-year-old girl accused of selling food in a Lower Manhattan park without a license.
The 14-year-old is eventually pulled away from the officers by other people who can not be seen in the video.The teenager received a juvenile report, a Parks Department spokesperson said. A desk appearance ticket was also issued to a 32-year-old woman involved in the altercation, officials said, who was also shown wrangling with officers in the video. TK
He accused the 32-year-old woman, who has been described by some as the teenager’s mother, of being “a habitual abuser” of the street vending law who “has been told several times and she refuses to comply.” There are tens of thousands of street vendors in the city – and not nearly enough licenses to go around due to a cap that’s been placed on the number of authorizations that can be doled out in the city, according to the city’s Independent Budget Office. That means some people have been on a waitlist while others are forced to work without a license and potentially face legal consequences if they are caught.
Local elected officials aim to pass bills this legislative session that would either decriminalize street vending – or lift the cap altogether. Bronx Councilmembers Amanda Farias and Pierina Sanchez are sponsoringthat would erode the longstanding issues over the legality of street vending. This includes a bill that would effectively remove the decades-long cap on street vending licenses.
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