[News] 5th Avenue incident

[The Clamp]

Well we all know what you think of Council Chic don’t we you hypocrite.

You needn't have scrooged back three whole months in your files, Chicken Why you could have got this gem from the 2020 thread. mere hours ago....


"Was lovely to walk through town and not have to negotiate huge grubby, poor families piling in and out of Primark".
The Clamp 31st December 2020



It's all in jest, old boy. Loosen up. Have a nice NYE and a peaceful 2020

 

[Gazwag]

[MENTION=1958]Gazwag[/MENTION] and [MENTION=2928]PILTDOWN MAN[/MENTION], you beat me to it.

At exactly the same time as well

 

[Motogull]

At exactly the same time as well

We must be gifted at spotting what is really important. Fingers crossed that channel 4 is really going for it.

 

[Chicken Run]

You needn't have scrooged back three whole months in your files, Chicken Why you could have got this gem from the 2020 thread. mere hours ago....


"Was lovely to walk through town and not have to negotiate huge grubby, poor families piling in and out of Primark".
The Clamp 31st December 2020



It's all in jest, old boy. Loosen up. Have a nice NYE and a peaceful 2020

You to Clampy dearest although I’ll go one better and wish you a peaceful 2021...

Btw I’ll leave you with one final thought

 

[The Clamp]

You to Clampy dearest although I’ll go one better and wish you a peaceful 2021...

Btw I’ll leave you with one final thought

It's called a sense of humour. You should get one, they're nice

And yes, sorry - 2021.

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

I thought the advanced western state that is the USA would allow their citizens to have guns to defend themselves against a raging mob in public.


That would bring order, right?

 

[SIMMO SAYS]

Boy, 15, is arrested for smashing a BMW's windshield with his bike when gang of 25 teens stopped the SUV on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue, spat on the windows and stomped on the hood

By Karen Ruiz and Andrew Court For Dailymail.com and Chris Jewers and Julian Robinson for MailOnline
07:14, 31 Dec 2020 , updated 11:17, 31 Dec 2020
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A 15-year-old boy has been arrested and charged as a juvenile after he was allegedly seen damaging a BMW
The attack by a gang of teenagers in Manhattan occurred on Fifth Avenue and corner of 21st street on Tuesday
Dozens of youths on bicycles were filmed stopping traffic and targeted a BMW SUV in the afternoon
Several of the teens began smashing up the vehicle and tried to open its doors to get to those inside the car
His mother was in the car at the time and believed she was going to be killed in the seemingly random attack
'That's something like you would see on the streets of a war zone. I never thought New York would get this bad,' the car's driver, Max Torgovnick, stated, adding that he feared for his and his mother's lives
With police nowhere to be seen, the incident comes as New York struggles to deal with soaring rates of violent crime after officials agreed to slash the NYPD's budget by up to $1 billion earlier this year
A terrified driver has described how dozens of teenagers launched a brazen attack on his SUV in New York City as his 74-year-old mother screamed 'They are going to kill us'.


Horrifying video shows a gang on bicycles smashing up Max Torgovnick's luxury BMW on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue in broad daylight on Tuesday.


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The 36-year-old son of a neurologist, from Upper East Side, was behind the wheel when a mob of teens started leaping on the vehicle and stomping on its windshield as his elderly mother wept beside him.

A 15-year-old boy has since been arrested over the attack which occurred in the middle of a busy street in Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon - evidence that Big Apple officials are failing to protect residents amid surging rates of violent crime.

A second teenage boy involved in the attack has also been identified and is now being sought by police, according to the Post.

Torgovnick was driving in the BMW with his mother when they encountered the large group of youngsters biking up Fifth Avenue near 21st Street.

Speaking to the CBS New York, Torgovnick said that during the attack he feared he and his mother could be killed.

'When he smashed the glass, at that point my biggest fear was, they're going to get in the car, they're going to pull me out, and I could be killed,' Torgovnick told the network.

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A woman says she thought she was going to be killed after a gang of teenagers surrounded her SUV and began smashing it up in New York City +17
A woman says she thought she was going to be killed after a gang of teenagers surrounded her SUV and began smashing it up in New York City
The shocking incident occurred in broad daylight in the heart of Manhattan on Tuesday +17
The shocking incident occurred in broad daylight in the heart of Manhattan on Tuesday
'We were trapped, there was so much violence, I thought I was going to die,' the terrified female passenger and mother of Torgovnick reportedly said +17
'We were trapped, there was so much violence, I thought I was going to die,' the terrified female passenger and mother of Torgovnick reportedly said
Max Torgovnick (pictured) a 36-year-old son of a neurologist from Upper East Side, was behind the wheel when the mob of teens started leaping on the vehicle and stomping on its windshield as his elderly mother wept beside him +17
Max Torgovnick (pictured) a 36-year-old son of a neurologist from Upper East Side, was behind the wheel when the mob of teens started leaping on the vehicle and stomping on its windshield as his elderly mother wept beside him
'All I could hear was my mother crying and screaming. That's what haunts me the most,' he added, before recalling how his car was surrounded after one of the bikers crashed into the back of the car.

'Before I knew it, my mom is crying. She's screaming into the phone to the 911 operator, "Help! Send help! We are going to die. They are going to kill us,"' he added.

The shocking incident occurred in the middle of a busy street in Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon - evidence that Big Apple officials are failing to protect residents amid surging rates of violent crime.

The pair had just dropped off a holiday donation to a local charity when their vehicle was viciously set upon.

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According to eyewitnesses, the teens began blocking traffic and started to attack the luxury car.

Shocking video shows several teens punching the BMW's windows and stomping on its hood.


One youngster can be seen jumping on top of the SUV and smashing in its front windshield.

Bystanders say there were up to 50 teens on the scene, many of whom cheered as the windshield was kicked in.

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The cowardly collective of youngsters quickly fled on their bicycles as pedestrians shouted at them to go home.

Pictured: A still from the video of the incident which saw a group of teenagers attacking the SUV in Manhattan. Shown from two angles, one of the teenagers is seen jumping on the windshield of the car, smashing it in the centre with both feet +17
Pictured: A still from the video of the incident which saw a group of teenagers attacking the SUV in Manhattan. Shown from two angles, one of the teenagers is seen jumping on the windshield of the car, smashing it in the centre with both feet
Pictured: A still from the video of the incident which saw a group of teenagers attacking the SUV in Manhattan. Shown from two angles, one of the teenagers is seen jumping on the windshield of the car, smashing it in the centre with both feet +17
Pictured: A still from the video of the incident which saw a group of teenagers attacking the SUV in Manhattan. Shown from two angles, one of the teenagers is seen jumping on the windshield of the car, smashing it in the centre with both feet
Another still taken from videos of the attack on the SUV. In this picture, one of the teens is seen using his bicycle to hit the front of the vehicle. The same moment is shown from two angles +17
Another still taken from videos of the attack on the SUV. In this picture, one of the teens is seen using his bicycle to hit the front of the vehicle. The same moment is shown from two angles
Another still taken from videos of the attack on the SUV. In this picture, one of the teens is seen using his bicycle to hit the front of the vehicle. The same moment is shown from two angles +17
Another still taken from videos of the attack on the SUV. In this picture, one of the teens is seen using his bicycle to hit the front of the vehicle. The same moment is shown from two angles
The car was surrounded by the group of up to 50 teenagers, according to witnesses to the attack. One of the teenagers was filmed trying to smash one of the rear windows of the car as it was surrounded by the mob +17
The car was surrounded by the group of up to 50 teenagers, according to witnesses to the attack. One of the teenagers was filmed trying to smash one of the rear windows of the car as it was surrounded by the mob
The car was surrounded by the group of up to 50 teenagers, according to witnesses to the attack. One of the teenagers was filmed trying to smash one of the rear windows of the car as it was surrounded by the mob +17
The car was surrounded by the group of up to 50 teenagers, according to witnesses to the attack. One of the teenagers was filmed trying to smash one of the rear windows of the car as it was surrounded by the mob
Another witness said the attackers spat on the car and broke a handle as they tried to open the door and get inside.

The BMW was adorned with medical license plates, but that did nothing to deter the gang of brazen teens.

Torgovnick was forced to dial 911 with police nowhere to be seen. By the time cops arrived at the scene, the teens had sped off.

One witness said Torgovnick's mother was 'shaking and in tears'.

As the driver of the car tried to escape, the mob of teens continued to follow the SUV down the Manhattan street. The BMW was adorned with medical license plates, but that did nothing to deter the gang of brazen teens +17
As the driver of the car tried to escape, the mob of teens continued to follow the SUV down the Manhattan street. The BMW was adorned with medical license plates, but that did nothing to deter the gang of brazen teens
Torgovnick was forced to dial 911 with police nowhere to be seen. By the time cops arrived at the scene, the teens had sped off. Pictured: The teens with their bikes block the way of the car as the driver tries to flee the attack +17
Torgovnick was forced to dial 911 with police nowhere to be seen. By the time cops arrived at the scene, the teens had sped off. Pictured: The teens with their bikes block the way of the car as the driver tries to flee the attack
'We were trapped, there was so much violence, I thought I was going to die,' she reportedly said.

Torgovnick says he has lived in New York all his life and could never have previously imagined such a scenario occurring on the streets of his home city.

'That's something like you would see on the streets of a war zone. I never thought New York would get this bad,' he told The New York Post.

I was afraid that they were going to break the window, get in the car, reach in, and pull us out,' Torgovnick stated.

'My only thoughts at that moment were self-defense, [that] I wanted to protect my mother and I also didn't want to hurt anyone.'

Torgovnick spoke to CBS New York after the incident. 'All I could hear was my mother crying and screaming. That's what haunts me the most,' he said, before recalling how his car was surrounded after one of the bikers crashed into his car +17
Torgovnick spoke to CBS New York after the incident. 'All I could hear was my mother crying and screaming. That's what haunts me the most,' he said, before recalling how his car was surrounded after one of the bikers crashed into his car
Another witness said the attackers spat on the car and broke a handle as they tried to open the door and get inside +17
Another witness said the attackers spat on the car and broke a handle as they tried to open the door and get inside
It comes as New York authorities struggle to combat a surge in crime.

Crime stats from the four weeks between November 30 - December 27 show violent crime is far higher than it was at the same time last year.

In the 28 days to December 27 2020 there were 21 murders - an increase of 61.5 percent when compared with the same dates in 2019.

There was also a 4.2 percent increase in rapes, and a staggering 122.4 percent surge in shootings.

Violent crime began spiking following a $1 billion cut to the NYPD's budget which was approved this past summer following passionate protests to defund the police.


Officials have failed to take responsibility for the surge in crime, instead shifting blame.

Crime stats from the four weeks between November 30 - December 27 show violent crime is far higher than it was at the same time last year +17
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NYPD Police Commissioner Dermot Shea told NY1 earlier this month that changes to bail laws as well as progressive policies that encourage criminal justice reform are making the city more dangerous.

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Shea's boss, Mayor Bill de Blasio, pushed back on the commissioner's comments.

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Just thought I'd quote this all again to fecking annoy everyone having to scroll through it

 

[GT49er]

It does look like one of the cyclists jumped on the car windscreen though

Well, regardless of race, colour, sex, creed, sexual orientation or whatever, they are behaving aggressively and very unpleasantly.

 

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

I think the majority were praying that it wasn’t!

Seeing as Bruce Springsteen was probably rated as the most popular live act seen by NSC members on the Best Live Act thread, you might be in the minority

 

[Badger Boy]

Just thought I'd quote this all again to fecking annoy everyone having to scroll through it

Credit where it's due, that was hilarious!

 

[BN9 BHA]

Just thought I'd quote this all again to fecking annoy everyone having to scroll through it

10/10 mate.

 

[rippleman]

Thank you. looks scary but somewhat different to what the OP described. The sensationalist newscaster doesn't help. Of course there will be outrage, rich people are the victims. Allegedly.

But yes, very very scary, no doubt. However, I cannot help wondering; Why are you just sitting there in your car? Just ****ing drive through the *****.

Very, very admirable comments from the driver afterward though. I wouldn't be so compassionate..

My emphasis above. This, this & this.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Seeing as Bruce Springsteen was probably rated as the most popular live act seen by NSC members on the Best Live Act thread, you might be in the minority

I think you may be in the minority not getting Mr Botty’s little joke.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

With a fake virus angle.

Go to 4 minutes 15 and listen to 4 minutes 25

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0bHvu3y0WA

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

All very disturbing for the people involved in the incident etc. Not fussed about the NSC handbags within the thread.

However, looking at the video, the guy at the rear door trying to smash a triple glazed window with just his fist is quite comical. Bless him, he is putting in the effort but all he will have for his efforts are bruised knuckles when he gets home.

 

[m@goo]

When I see photos of a group of teenagers jumping all over a car with a family inside and throwing their bikes at it and jumping up and down on the roof of the car , I obviously think this is perfectly normal way for civilised people to act !

Dare I say if it was a black family inside and white kids were jumping all over it you'd be wondering what the black family did wrong, not berating the white kids.

Perhaps, just perhaps a member of the white family did something to incite the reaction? I'm not condoning it but there is always, always more to these videos taken out of context than meets the eye.

 

[The Clamp]

My emphasis above. This, this & this.

To quote Bill Hicks talking about Reginald Denny who got his truck attacked during the LA riots;

“They’re on foot, you’re in a truck. I think I see a way out of this”

 

[Change at Barnham]

More investment in state education required.
And less in weapons and the military.

 

[Knocky's Nose]

Dare I say if it was a black family inside and white kids were jumping all over it you'd be wondering what the black family did wrong, not berating the white kids.

On the contrary.. If 50 white youths battered the crap out of a car full of black people on 5th Avenue - there would be riots.

 

[hoof hearted]

Ok.

Rich dude with his Mom break-tests a youth pulling a wheelie behind him and gets his car smashed up as a result. Remember the day out on YouTube of bike gang in Brighton (from London), pulling wheelies on the wrongs side of the toad and riding through supermarkets? This lot would have reacted in the same way in Brighton if they’d been break tested by a snob in a Beamer.

“He said he didn't see it, but a witness told him someone was behind the vehicle on a bike doing a wheelie. And when Max slowed down, the biker apparently crashed into the back of the car.”

Cyclists were all colours as far a I can tell.

That's the one time you want your breaks to fail.