Brooklyn kids arrested for harassing Chinese seniors

Groups of teenagers have been terrorizing Asian-owned businesses in Bensonhurst.


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Last week in Brooklyn, not long after reports hit the news about groups of teens terrorizing Asian-owned businesses, two 13-year-old boys were arrested for throwing rocks and spitting at seniors at a nearby park.

Accused Of Harassing Seniors, 13-Year-Olds Arrested In Seth Low Park

On Friday afternoon at Seth Low Park in Bensonhurst, two middle schoolers were arrested after they were seen harassing seniors sitting at the picnic tables. According to witnesses, the boys started spitting and throwing rocks at the seniors, who are Chinese immigrants and do not speak English.

Teens terrorizing Asian-owned businesses in Brooklyn

Chinese shop owners in Bensonhurst have been repeatedly targeted by unruly youth.



In Brooklyn, a group of Asian American shopkeepers have filed a police report saying that they are being targeted by rowdy, unruly teenagers who have been repeatedly terrorizing their businesses.

Teens Terrorize Chinese-Owned Shops On Bay Parkway

In Bensonhurst, on a stretch of mostly Chinese-owned shops, a group of kids, ranging in ages from 13 to 17, have been antagonizing merchants and customers by shoplifting, pickpocketing, smoking in stores, throwing merchandise on the floor, and destroying property on a regular basis, nearly every day after school.