BLASDELL, NY (WIVB) — An unauthorized beach party at Woodlawn Beach on Monday night drew a massive crowd and forced the shutdown of the popular state park. Officials said the gathering quickly became dangerous, prompting a large police response and one arrest.
Officials said around 7:30 p.m. on Monday, an estimated 1,500 people took to the sand for an unpermitted event that was reportedly promoted on social media.
“I was there for like 30 minutes and then my friend goes, ‘I see someone getting punched,’ so I’m like, ‘Oh.’ That’s when I ran it with my phone. I started recording everything,” said Mel Taylor, a 19-year-old from Buffalo who was at the beach during the fights…