Some teenagers, seen in various videos shared on social media on Monday, were seemingly arrested after around one hundred of them participated seemingly in an organized “takeover” of The Mall at Bay Plaza in the Baychester section of The Bronx after school on Monday, Feb. 16, at 2 p.m. Norwood News has reached out to the NYPD for details of the apparent arrests and will share more information as it becomes available. In videos shared online by different users, some teens are seen on the ground outside The Mall being cuffed by police, while in others, a swarm of cops are seen flooding the area.
In yet other videos, the teens, many dressed in dark clothing and hoodies are seen storming The Mall, and inside what looks to be a McDonalds, they are seen jumping on tables and generally running wild. In another video, teens are seen throwing chairs inside a restaurant and in another a teen is seen outside The Mall throwing a shopping cart against a glass door.
In yet another video clip, seemingly of the aftermath of the incident, a window or possibly a glass door of a business in seen shattered and staff are seen inside the business, possibly McDonalds, wiping down tables and cleaning up at that point an empty business. In another, teens are seeing running after a group of more teens, shouting, holding up their phones, and filming one youngster who appears to be on the ground getting trampled on. It’s unclear if the person fell or if it was a fight or something else. In another video, teens are seen seemingly trying to enter a store as an apparent store employee attempts to close the door…