Video: Teens ransack Queens restaurant, causing estimated $20k in damage
QUEENS, N.Y. - Cell phone video shows the harrowing moments when what's described as a bunch of around 20 teenagers walking into a Queens restaurant and destroying the place, causing an estimated $20,000 of damage.
According to the NYPD, the violence took place on a busy Saturday just after 8 p.m. at the Fish Village restaurant in College Point.
Although they said nothing to the staff, the attack was laced with profanity, and customers and staff feared for their safety. All the suspects wore masks.
Video shows what's described as a bunch of around 20 teens walking into a Queens restaurant and destroying the place.
"I was scared, and the whole staff was terrified because they came in all of a sudden," said manager Tony Hu. "From start to finish, it lasted just one minute."
Restaurant staff were visited by police Tuesday night. Aside from the cell phone video, investigators also have surveillance cameras from the restaurant and the building.
Video shows what's described as a bunch of around 20 teens walking into a Queens restaurant and destroying the place.
Mayor Eric Adams is now suggesting customers and patrons remove their masks when entering businesses, and the idea is gaining support.
It comes after a masked gunman is accused of shooting and killing a 67-year-old bodega employee on the Upper East Side last week during a robbery.
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The NYPD is still on the hunt for a man accused of fatally shooting a 67-year-old bodega worker on the Upper East Side last week. Authorities say the suspect has been connected to three other robberies, and in each instance, his face was covered, leading officials to call on customers to remove their masks before entering a bodega or deli.
Police said they connected the suspect to three other robberies, and in each instance, the suspect's face was covered.
"We are putting out a clear call to all of our shops, do not allow people to enter the store without taking off their face mask," said Mayor Adams during an interview with 1010 WINS.