The NYPD closed part of West 44th St. near Times Square yesterday amid reports that objects were falling from the elevated floor of a hotel, leaving one woman injured.
NYPD was called to 36-story InterContinental Times Square hotel just before 5 p.m. and found a 24-year-old woman with a cut on her head in the street, he reported Daily News.
Apparently two children threw glass bottles of alcohol from the 32nd floor of the hotel, injuring a woman who was below and causing the street to be temporarily closed, according to police sources. The minors, a 12-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl, were staying with their guardians when they carried out the dangerous prank.
The 12-year-old boy was charged with reckless endangerment.while the 11-year-old girl was not charged due to her age, he said. New York Post. Their names were not released due to their age.
Emergency medical services took the Injured 24-year-old woman with a cut on her head to Bellevue Hospital, where he was in stable condition. Police went to a room on the 32nd floor of the hotel, from where the objects were allegedly thrown.
The incident took place just hours after Mayor Eric Adams and The Times Square Alliance (TSA) assured New Yorkers during the annual confetti test that security would be a top priority this New Year’s Eve.
David Thabet, 31, who was working at his hot dog stand on a nearby corner said a bottle fell right next to his stand. “A lot of things went out the window,” he said, pointing to the hotel. He and others fled from the rubble and, at one point, An NYPD helicopter was called to the scene.
Crowds gathered outside the cordoned off area as police investigated the situation on Friday night. The street reopened around 6:25 p.m.
All charges are mere accusations and those charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
2023-12-30 07:40:53
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