Posted on 12/30/2023 2:01:34 AM PST by Libloather
A 12-year-old child has been charged with reckless endangerment after throwing a bottle of alcohol from the 32nd floor of a New York City hotel skyscraper.
A woman was hurt as the bottle hurtled to the ground, hitting her on the head before smashing into pieces by the Intercontinental Times Square.
The incident initially caused panic and saw West 44th Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenue shut down for a brief time just before 5pm on Friday evening, after those on the street below believed the noise to have been the sound of gunshots.
The culprits also included an 11-year-old girl who were staying at the hotel with their guardians when they conducted the reckless stunt.
The 12-year-old was charged with reckless endangerment as a juvenile, but the 11-year-old was not charged because of her age.
The bottle that was thrown is believed to have been a shooter type, often the kind found in a hotel mini bar.
Despite its relatively small size, a 24-year-old woman was injured after being cut in the head by the glass. She was taken to Bellevue Hospital and is said to be in stable condition.
'It sounded like an explosion or gunshots,' one passerby exclaimed.
'I can understand why people thought it was gunshots. When something falls 32 stories and hits the ground it will make a loud noise,' an NYPD officer told the New York Post.
The shutdown of the street lasted for more than one hour and prevented customers from leaving the parking facility.
A worker from a nearby branch of Shake Shack told The Post they thought someone might have been trying to jump out of one of the hotel windows.
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I could see anyone who lived through 9-11 and was near ground zero having some PTSD.
Nu Yawk Nu Yawk
A helluva town
Crime is up
As the bottles rain dowwwwnnn
lol...
A “child” at 12 can still be Playing with toys or selling drugs with a pregnant baby momma in the hood.
At that age the child status is very subjective.
boys will be boys
32nd floor. Surprised windows can be opened.
Good parenting heh???
Where’s daddy? What’s he doing? How about momma?
Hold parents responsible for their childrens acts and let it be known that consequences lurk both civil and criminal.
Were these young felons illegal aliens put up in the fancy hotel courtesy of the Feds or the New York City government?
Time to reopen Willowbrook.
I never walk on the sidewalk near high rise apartment buildings and hotels since I have zero confidence in the ability of some unknown party to install a window air conditioner above my head.....and now I have to worry about whiskey bottles?
I don't know, but they're gonna be pissed when they get the minibar bill.
Probably a balcony.
I had to read 2/3 of the article before I found out it was mini bottles and not fifths.
At least she want get an infection from the laceration.
Must of been wearing a Susquehanna hat.
“Nips”. Probably from the mini bar.
Needed: A huge crackdown on juvenile thugs and their enabling parents. No more hiding their identities.
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