NYC councilmember Susan Zhuang was arrested after allegedly biting a police chief at a heated NYC protest over a new proposed homeless shelter in her district of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn.
NYC councilmember Susan Zhuang was arrested on Wednesday after allegedly biting a police chief at a heated protest over a new proposed homeless shelter in her district of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn .The protest, called "Residents Against Homeless Shelters", happened at 25th Avenue and 86th Street. According to police, there were around 150 participants in the group.Shortly after being arraigned on assault charges, Zhuang once again joined protesters later that evening to oppose the shelter.
But when you're in the midst of all of that, things happen."Police say they were helping an elderly protester who had fallen under the barricade, adding that when they tried to arrest Zhuang, she bit a police chief."We are disappointed, disappointed in councilmember Susan Zhuang, like she is a great partner, but we will not tolerate. This is what she did to the officer.
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