If you’ve been to Bryant Park’s Winter Village, you know you’ll come across tourists who don’t know about the concept of personal space. It’s still a New York holiday staple, though, despite being crowded, because until now, Bryant Park was considered pretty safe for families. But that took a hit on Sunday when a 6-year-old boy was slapped in the face in what police say was an unprovoked attack.
The incident happened around 4:51 pm, which is in the thick of weekend shopping when the Bank of America Winter Village turns into a pit. According to authorities, the boy was walking through the market with his father when a man approached and slapped him with no apparent reason. They didn’t have an argument or any interaction at all. It was just a random act of aggression, it seems.
The father saw everything firsthand and took no time to report it to the police. The boy was later treated at a precinct and wasn’t physically injured. But if you’ve raised a child, you know a moment like this can turn a holiday into one ‘we’re staying home.” Police took a person of interest into custody after the incident, though, and last we checked, no charges had been filed…