Teens swigging viral ‘blackout’ gallons of booze spur new NYPD strategies for Staten Island St. Patrick’s Parade

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — It was around 6 a.m. when hundreds of teens started gathering at Allison Pond Park in Randall Manor, hours before this year’s St. Patrick’s Parade.

Judging by the gallon jugs they were carrying and a flyer that had been circulating social media, their intentions were clear, said NYPD Deputy Inspector Eric J. Waldhelm during a Forest Regional Residents’ Civic Association meeting Tuesday.

“By 9:30 a.m., these kids were hammered,” said Waldhelm, who fielded concerns from residents about disorderly behavior throughout that day. Chief among them: Underage drinking…

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