Crime & Safety
Man Hits Patron In The Head With A Glass At Bar In Chelsea: Cops
A man hit another bar-goer in the head with a drinking class, police said.
CHELSEA, NY — A bar fight broke out Friday evening at a bar in Chelsea, police said.
Two men were arguing at Gym Sportsbar, at 167 Eighth Ave. between 18th and 19th streets, Friday, May 3 about 7 p.m., according to the NYPD.
One of the men hit the other man, 56, in the head with a glass, police said. Police said he was taken to Lenox Health Greenwich Village hospital with a cut on the side of his head in stable condition.
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Police said the man was about 25- to 30-years-old, 5 feet 8 inches tall with a mohawk hairstyle. He was last seen wearing a dark-colored sweater, a light-colored shirt, gray pants and black sneakers.
Video footage released by the NYPD shows the moment when the argument turned ugly:
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