Overview
- The arrest, recorded Tuesday inside BK Wine Depot at Hoyt and Baltic Streets, shows two plainclothes narcotics detectives punching, kicking and dragging a man during a drug operation.
- Police later said the man was not tied to the drug sale, and Brooklyn prosecutors moved to dismiss a resisting arrest charge that came with a desk appearance ticket.
- Internal Affairs, the NYPD unit that investigates officer misconduct, is reviewing the case, and Commissioner Jessica Tisch said both detectives are on modified duty with their guns and shields taken.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani called the officers’ actions “extremely disturbing,” while the Police Benevolent Association and Detectives’ Endowment Association criticized his remarks and urged the public to wait for all the facts.
- Residents near the Gowanus Houses said the episode reflects long-running friction with police, and local reports say the man, who works in security, left with cuts and a broken nose as advocates press for accountability.