Arrest of vendor at Brooklyn subway station touches off debate on police action
The police’s recent handcuffing of a vendor who was allegedly selling fruit and snacks at the Broadway Junction subway station in Brooklyn without a permit has set off a debate on social media and among elected officials.
Mayor Eric Adams, a former police officer who began his NYPD career in a transit police unit, defended the police’s actions, but other officials, as well as advocacy organizations, have opposed the mayor’s stance.
The incident happened on April 29, but video of it surfaced online on Saturday, May 7, leaving New Yorkers and politicians divided on the topic.