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The Irish Sun
a day ago
- The Irish Sun
Brutal street brawl erupts after women try to claim parking spot by standing in the way of driver – who's in the wrong?
A BRUTAL street brawl erupted after two women tried to claim a parking spot by standing in the way of a driver. The viral video taken in Queens, New York, has reignited a debate on whether it's ever right to claim a public space using an item - or your body. 5 A brutal street brawl erupted over a parking space Credit: Mihnea Lucian Udrea via Storyful 5 A mom and daughter launched the attack over the space Credit: Mihnea Lucian Udrea via Storyful 5 Jada McPherson wanted to park in the space Credit: Mihnea Lucian Udrea via Storyful Mom and daughter duo Andreea Dumitru, 45, and Sabrina Starman, 21, launched a heinous attack on driver Jada McPherson as she tried to park into a Ridgewood street. But the pair were allegedly "guarding" the space - with their bodies. An unidentified man also joined in on the horror brawl, fighting McPherson, but fled the area before cops arrived, authorities said. After McPherson attempted to find another spot on the block at 18-28 Putnam Ave, she return to tell the mom and daughter that they couldn't guard parking spots, she told read more news It was then the unknown man was said to have gone "ballistic" while Dumitru and Starman hurled racist language at McPherson. Shocking footage shows McPherson expressing her outrage at the empty space being reserved, before Dumitru and Starman approach her. It is at this point the mom and daughter duo slam her to the ground and pull her hair as the unknown neighbour joins in on the vile chaos. Starman and Dumitru were arrested and charged with first-degree assault and second-degree harassment, cops said. Most read in The US Sun They have since apologised for the horrific fight after they received online death threats. McPherson doesn't accept their sorry's though, she told the Post, as she believes "the apologies are only because of how much outreach the video is getting and I don't think the apology is wholesome". Moment huge fight breaks out at Benidorm swimming pool in front of shocked tourists She added: "I don't think it's from their hearts , like deep down. "But I just hope they could see or see what they did wrong and kind of get a better understanding of how to operate or act in certain situations from this situation." The incident has divided people online on whether it's right to guard a space. One Ridgewood resident told the newspaper: "Honestly, if you have a friend that you know is literally coming around the corner in like a minute? "Yeah, what's the problem with that? But standing there longer than five minutes - absolutely not." "But that's just how New Yorkers are, territorial. I understand why, but it's not something I'd ever consider doing." But another argued they wouldn't be worth putting your safety at risk for a space. They said: "I personally wouldn't get into a fight over it [...] because of how people drive here, I would not put my body on the line in front of cars. "I'd be scared to stand in the street to save a spot. Because of how people drive here, I wouldn't put my body on the line." 5 An unknown man joined in on the brawl Credit: Mihnea Lucian Udrea via Storyful 5 A heinous attack was launched on driver Jada McPherson
Scottish Sun
a day ago
- Scottish Sun
Brutal street brawl erupts after women try to claim parking spot by standing in the way of driver – who's in the wrong?
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A BRUTAL street brawl erupted after two women tried to claim a parking spot by standing in the way of a driver. The viral video taken in Queens, New York, has reignited a debate on whether it's ever right to claim a public space using an item - or your body. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 5 A brutal street brawl erupted over a parking space Credit: Mihnea Lucian Udrea via Storyful 5 A mom and daughter launched the attack over the space Credit: Mihnea Lucian Udrea via Storyful 5 Jada McPherson wanted to park in the space Credit: Mihnea Lucian Udrea via Storyful Mom and daughter duo Andreea Dumitru, 45, and Sabrina Starman, 21, launched a heinous attack on driver Jada McPherson as she tried to park into a Ridgewood street. But the pair were allegedly "guarding" the space - with their bodies. An unidentified man also joined in on the horror brawl, fighting McPherson, but fled the area before cops arrived, authorities said. After McPherson attempted to find another spot on the block at 18-28 Putnam Ave, she return to tell the mom and daughter that they couldn't guard parking spots, she told The NY Post previously. It was then the unknown man was said to have gone "ballistic" while Dumitru and Starman hurled racist language at McPherson. Shocking footage shows McPherson expressing her outrage at the empty space being reserved, before Dumitru and Starman approach her. It is at this point the mom and daughter duo slam her to the ground and pull her hair as the unknown neighbour joins in on the vile chaos. Starman and Dumitru were arrested and charged with first-degree assault and second-degree harassment, cops said. They have since apologised for the horrific fight after they received online death threats. McPherson doesn't accept their sorry's though, she told the Post, as she believes "the apologies are only because of how much outreach the video is getting and I don't think the apology is wholesome". Moment huge fight breaks out at Benidorm swimming pool in front of shocked tourists She added: "I don't think it's from their hearts, like deep down. "But I just hope they could see or see what they did wrong and kind of get a better understanding of how to operate or act in certain situations from this situation." The incident has divided people online on whether it's right to guard a space. One Ridgewood resident told the newspaper: "Honestly, if you have a friend that you know is literally coming around the corner in like a minute? "Yeah, what's the problem with that? But standing there longer than five minutes - absolutely not." "But that's just how New Yorkers are, territorial. I understand why, but it's not something I'd ever consider doing." But another argued they wouldn't be worth putting your safety at risk for a space. They said: "I personally wouldn't get into a fight over it [...] because of how people drive here, I would not put my body on the line in front of cars. "I'd be scared to stand in the street to save a spot. Because of how people drive here, I wouldn't put my body on the line." 5 An unknown man joined in on the brawl Credit: Mihnea Lucian Udrea via Storyful
New York Post
a day ago
- New York Post
NYers can't agree if it's OK to ‘save' a parking space, take sides on vicious three-way brawl over spot
Save the drama. A wild caught-on-video street brawl over a Queens parking space has reignited a longtime debate over whether it's ever OK to claim a public spot on the street with an item — or even your body. 'No, it's not OK. If you don't have a car, you shouldn't be standing there,' said Daniel Rosario, 52, of the Upper East Side, who owns a car and parks on the street. 'This is public parking. You can't be reserving spaces if they're not there,' Rosario added, noting he once pulled into a spot anyway when someone tried to guard it for a friend who was nowhere to be seen. 3 A wild street fight caught on video over a Queens parking space has reignited a longtime debate over whether it's ever justified to put your body on the line for a public spot. I-am-Mihnea/Reddit The comments come after the now-viral video captured a mother-daughter duo, Andreea Dumitru, 45, and Sabrina Starman, 21, savagely attacking driver Jada McPherson after she tried to pull into a Ridgewood street spot that the pair were allegedly 'guarding' with their bodies. The battle broke out at 18-28 Putnam Ave, where an unidentified man also joined in on the gang-up on McPherson, but apparently high-tailed it out of the area before police arrived, cops said. When McPherson couldn't find another spot on the block, she came back to tell the family they couldn't guard parking spots, she previously told The Post. That's when the man went 'ballistic' and the mother-daughter pair flung racist language at McPherson, who is black. But some Big Apple drivers and residents — accustomed to circling blocks in search of a coveted parking space — said everyone was a little at fault under the unwritten rules of city parking. 3 Andreea Dumitru, 45, and Sabrina Starman, 21, attacked and yelled slurs at Jada McPherson after she tried to pull into a Ridgewood street spot they were allegedly 'guarding' with their bodies. LP Media 'Honestly, if you have a friend that you know is literally coming around the corner in like a minute? Yeah, what's the problem with that? But standing there longer than five minutes… absolutely not,' said Freddie Bennett, 41, a Ridgewood resident who doesn't own a car. 'But that's just how New Yorkers are, territorial… I understand why, but it's not something I'd ever consider doing.' Mika Cook-Wraight, 25, agreed that the desperation is real, but it isn't worth putting your safety on the line. 3 Starman and Dumitru were later arrested and charged with first-degree assault and second-degree harassment for pelting Jada McPherson (pictured) over the spot, police said. Dorian Geiger/NY Post 'I personally wouldn't get into a fight over it … because of how people drive here, I would not put my body on the line in front of cars,' she said. 'I'd be scared to stand in the street to save a spot. Because of how people drive here, I wouldn't put my body on the line.' Cook-Wraight, who's originally from Boston, said saving spots with chairs or cones might work there, 'but that's just not sustainable here,' she quipped. Starman and Dumitru were arrested and charged with first-degree assault and second-degree harassment, police said. The mother-daughter duo has since apologized for the brawl after being hit with a slew of online death threats.
Otago Daily Times
5 days ago
- Otago Daily Times
Decision looms on festival licence
A decision on the Alexandra Blossom Festival special liquor licence will be made in the next 10 days after a hearing in Alexandra last week. Last month the Central Otago licensing committee declined the Alexandra Blossom Festival a special liquor licence. District licensing committee members John Mann (chairman), Lyal Cocks and Russell Anderson heard submissions from the blossom festival, New Zealand Police, Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora and Jamie Hughes, who had been engaged by the festival to manage compliance with its licence in past years. There were no objections to the licence being granted from the police, the Ministry of Health or the Central Otago District Council's licensing inspector. The question debated was whether an "umbrella" licence held by the blossom festival committee was preferable to each alcohol vendor having its own. The committee questioned whether the umbrella licence actually met the requirements of the law. Mr McPherson said last year he was told by council staff an umbrella licence would not be issued so each vendor had to get their own. The Clyde Wine and Food Festival operates with individual licences. Health New Zealand compliance office Alannah Smyth said she attended the festival as part of her role. The problem she found was people buying alcohol from a vendor in the generic festival glass and then walking around. If someone was found intoxicated there was no way of knowing who had sold them alcohol. When the blossom festival held an overarching licence it was easy to have any issues addressed, she said, Mr Hughes said the festival was a cruisy day for him. He brought three staff with him, which was more than he would usually have for an event that size. His staff would liaise with each vendor's duty manager and make sure customers stayed in the designated area. Mr McPherson reiterated the festival was not about alcohol and had always been designed around a family day out. People came into the park, got lunch and a beer or wine and sat at the tables to watch the entertainment. Alcohol was secondary to the crowning of the festival prince or princess, the floats and the entertainers. A suggestion from Mr Mann that each vendor have a picket fence around their spot to contain their customers was not welcomed by Mr McPherson. "If individual people have to stay like penned sheep until they have finished that drink it will completely change the atmosphere." Mr Mann said he appreciated the time constraints and would have a decision in 10-15 days.
Mint
15-07-2025
- Mint
Viral Video: Mother-daughter's brawl with young girl infuriates social media, ‘Just be ashamed of yourselves'
A viral video shows a fight on July 7 in Ridgewood, where a mother, daughter and a man attacked a student over a parking spot. The fight broke out outside 18-28 Putnam Ave in New York. Andreea Dumitru (45) and her daughter Sabrina Starman (21) clashed with 21-year-old Jada McPherson over a parking spot. An argument turned into a physical fight. Starman claimed McPherson started the name-calling and provoked them. The mother and daughter involved later apologised though they were arrested. However, McPherson is still upset about being attacked. She doesn't want to accept the apology. 'I don't accept the apology only because I feel like the apologies are only because of how much outreach the video is getting, and I don't think the apology is wholesome,' she told the New York Post. 'I don't think it's from their hearts, like deep down. But, I just hope they could see or see what they did wrong and kind of get a better understanding of how to operate or act in certain situations from this situation,' she added. The mother and the daughter have been getting online insults and even death threats after the video went viral. One anonymous message says, 'You ready to die?... Mark my words, I am going to murder ALL OF YOU.' That does not impress McPherson. She feels the death threats, especially against their son, are unnecessary. 'I just feel the violence, especially to [her] son, is completely unnecessary. He shouldn't be at fault for something that they did,' the Post quoted her as saying. Meanwhile, Dumitru said she had learned her lesson and would never repeat such a mistake. She added that she would not support such actions again and would avoid arguments over parking. 'You want the parking? Take it. It's not worth this. This is not worth it,' she said. Social media users reacted angrily to the viral brawl. One of them said, 'I thank God every day I don't live in this nasty city.' 'These people are unhinged and violently aggressive. The trans movement supports terrorism,' wrote another. 'New Yorkers are only ONLY generally concerned and sorry only when caught .. they have zero consideration for anyone others then themselves.. Sociopaths,' wrote one user. 'Just be ashamed of yourselves. You apologized - awesome. But, you did it and that speaks volumes,' wrote another.
