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Cops injured in
Bed-Stuy riots
Rioters threw glass bottles and other projectiles at cops, who responded to break up two
seperate gatherings in Bedford-Stuyvesant over the weekend.
Photo by Paul Martinka
BY AIDAN GRAHAM
Bedford-Stuyvesant residents and
several police officers were injured
amid riots and sporadic gunfire
that followed an annual barbecue
at the Marcy Housing Projects last
weekend.
Police claim locals partying at the
Marcy Avenue projects near Park Avenue
began hurling glass bottles and
other objects at offi cers responding
to reports of an unruly gathering at
11 p.m. on Aug. 17.
One offi cer was hit with an unknown
projectile, and another was
injured after he was assaulted by a
teenager on the scene, according to
police.
Cops used pepper spray to break
up the crowd, causing some offi cers
to sustain self-infl icted injuries to
their eyes, authorities said.
The injured offi cers were taken to
nearby hospitals for treatment, and
at least 10 rioters were arrested in
connection with the incident, police
said.
Locals shared a different version
of events on social media, claiming
the event was peaceful until police
showed up and started breaking up
what one Instagram user called a relatively
low-key Marcy Day.
“Marcy Day was as peaceful as it’s
ever been. The amount of people celebrating
Marcy Day has decreased
substantially. There were no guns, no
fi ghts, not really even arguments...
This was all abuse of power,” Fonzarelly
James commented below a collection
of videos posted on Instagram
that depicted victims of the police action,
including one man fl ushing his
eyes with milk following a pepper
spray assault.
A spokesman for the Police Department
could not immediately
comment regarding the number of
civilian injuries that occurred amid
the riot.
Police responded to a second incident
three hours later, when multiple
gunmen opened fi re as offi cers
responded to another riot at Bainbridge
and Thomas Boyland streets,
according to authorities.
No one was injured, and it is unclear
if the shots were directed at police,
cops said.
Five people were arrested in
connection with that incident and
slapped with various charges, including
a 23-year-old man, who was
cuffed for allegedly attempting to assault
a police offi cer, cops said.
The Police Benevolent Association
— the largest police union in
the city — responded to the turbulent
events by criticizing Mayor Bill de
Blasio, who was in New Hampshire
for a presidential campaign swing at
the time.
“How are cops supposed to do our
job in this environment?” someone
tweeted from the union’s account .
“When will @NYPDNews or @NYCMayor
@BilldeBlasio stand up & say
enough is enough? Chaos is running
the streets. This is outrageous —
we’re lucky it wasn’t worse.”
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