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New York City's Pride celebrations were marred Sunday evening after an attack on a food vendor and skirmishes with police who used pepper spray to regain control.Īn elderly hot dog seller in the city's embattled Washington Square Park had a busted lip, bloody nose and was seen bleeding from his head after being punched in the face several times by a woman.
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It's believed an altercation occurred after a barricade was shoved into a woman, which angered the crowd.
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NYPD officers were seen in riot gear using pepper spray on parkgoers.At least three people were also arrested earlier on Sunday afternoon.A food vendor was punched in the face several times late on Sunday night as the city's Pride celebrations continued in Washington Square Park.Revelers attack food vendor and clash with cops in Washington Square Park as peaceful Pride celebrations spiral into chaos in NYC's new crime hotspot