Overview
- A verbal dispute at Barstool’s Midtown Manhattan office escalated into a physical assault that, according to police, involved a 31-year-old man punching a 45-year-old security guard multiple times during a confrontation on Monday around 2 p.m.
- Three Barstool employees intervened to restrain the assailant and staffers called 911 while the wounded security guard was treated at the scene and may require stitches.
- The man identified in footage as an Uber Eats courier was taken into custody and the NYPD says an investigation is ongoing.
- Barstool founder Dave Portnoy posted handheld and CCTV video of the incident to X, the clip went viral with millions of views and shaped public attention and commentary about the episode.
- Uber confirmed it has deactivated the courier’s access to the platform and said it will cooperate with police, raising questions about building security at media offices and how delivery platforms respond to on-site violence.