NYPD officers slammed a teenager to the ground, pulled his hair and knelt on his head for allegedly riding a Citi Bike “in a reckless manner” in Alphabet City on Thursday, according witnesses and dramatic video of the arrest circulated online and obtained by Streetsblog.
Police cuffed 18-year-old Bronx resident Nathan Martinez at the corner of Avenue B and 14th Street around 11:40 a.m. — slapping him with seven charges, including reckless endangerment, obstructing government administration, “reckless driving,” disorderly conduct, and a traffic device violation, an NYPD spokesperson said.
The violent arrest shocked bystanders, who said the NYPD cops completely overreacted to a low-level cycling offense…