Councilwoman Susan Zhuang Was Arrested Outside 86th Street Shelter Location
Yesterday morning, Councilwoman Susan Zhuang was arrested outside 2501 – 86th Street, the homeless shelter location. Zhuang has been fighting for her community at this location for a long time.
Construction work started at the 86th Street shelter location at 5:00 am. Susan Zhuang told the police that the developers do not have permits. The police said they had the mayor’s permission.
Councilwoman Zhuang shared this video:
There is no permits. Mayor office allowed construction at 5 am in our neighborhood pic.twitter.com/ERR4uo3KPg
— Susan Zhuang ??? (@susanzhuangnyc) July 17, 2024
See this video of the community and police with the barriers:
Chaotic scene in Bensonhurst, New York as residents clashed with police during a protest against a new homeless shelter in the neighborhood.
— The American Conservative (@amconmag) July 17, 2024
NYC Councilwoman Susan Zhuang was arrested and charged with assault after reportedly biting the police chief.pic.twitter.com/dYAm7Qczqb
When I first saw the picture, I didn’t believe it was the councilwoman. The police took Zhuang away in handcuffs.
Then I saw the Daily News story and they wrote Susan was expected to be charged with assault. Update: The Brooklyn Paper wrote that Zhuang was charged with assault in the second and third degrees, resisting arrest, and obstructing government administration. See article: https://www.brooklynpaper.com/zhuang-arrested-protest-gravesend-shelter/
The newspapers didn’t explain how the biting happened. And that’s important because Susan Zhuang likes the NYPD, so she wouldn’t purposely bite a police officer.
Bill Colton shared this:
Councilwoman Susan Zhuang has always been for her community.
When these developers attempted to start construction on Chinese New Year, Councilwoman Zhuang was alerted. Susan left her family on the holiday and went to handle the situation at the shelter location. That’s a woman who is dedicated to her community.
When Susan was released, she went back to 86th Street because she knew the people spent the day protesting and waiting for her!
They wrote this:
Hugs,
marlene
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