While Joe’s Pizza may be famous for their delicious slices, they may become known for something new after a fight breaks out in one of their locations.
The famous store’s Brooklyn location experienced chaos in July 2021.
What was the fight at Joe’s Pizza in New York?
A scuffle broke out at the Williamsburgh location of Joe’s Pizza around 3 a.m. EST on July 17.
The scuttling allegedly started when drunk customers harassed a woman inside the pizzeria and employees attempted to intervene.
Cell phone footage shows the brawl erupting with a worker swinging a wooden pizza paddle and a metal ladle.
A 34-year-old employee was punched in the face and taken to hospital for treatment.
Another man was also beaten and taken to hospital, but it was not clear if he was also an employee.
Was anyone arrested as a result of the fight?
The NYPD has revealed that Erind Prelvukaj, 33, of West Nyack, New York, has been arrested and charged with assault.
However, Prelvukaj said on July 27 that he was not the instigator of the brawl and that he was considering hiring a lawyer to clarify matters with the police.
“I have been to this store several times. I have a clean criminal record. Why would I try to do something like this? I have family, children, ”he said.
He claimed some men were harassing a woman when an employee told them to stop.
“He threatened to call the police and pushed the client away and things got out of hand from there,” Prevlukaj said.
He continued, “I was trying to control the situation. Looks like I was beating them but I was protecting myself. “
Prelvukaj believes he was arrested because he stayed after the chaos subsided.
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