BROOKLYN, NY - A McDonald's in New York City is now carding customers at the door and forbidding anyone under the age of 20 to enter without a parent or proper identification.
According to the New York Post, the restaurant located at Nostrand and Flatbush avenues put the sign up on its doors after a group of kids wearing ski masks bombarded the place after school and attacked a security guard, breaking a glass door. Manager Amber Hussain, who is 19-years-old, said, "It was a crazy scene here."
Every day after school for the year she's worked there and she said that somewhere between 15 to 20 teenagers come in and "trash the store," throwing ice at customers, snatching bags of foods from Uber drivers, and smoking weed inside the restaurant. The McDonald's in that area has been nicknamed "the junction" and is infamous in the neighborhood.
Over the years, it has been the scene of multiple shootings and stabbings. In September 2011, an 18-year-old boy was shot in the head in broad day light as he was entering the restaurant. He rolled into the street in a brutal, carefully planned attack by two accomplices. In 2012, a manager assaulted a 24-year-old woman trying to order after an argument over the food.
According to the New York Police Department (NYPD), so far in 2025, there have been 29 calls to 911 there. Police data shows that more than 100 calls to 911 were made inside and in front of the McDonald's in each of the last three years. There were 121 calls in 2022, 103 calls in 2023, and 111 calls in 2024.
To those familiar with the location, it comes as no surprise. Sania Bolasingh, 20, who grew up in Flatbush said, "If you're from that area, you know that McDonald's is horrible. People fight in there. It's not just kids being kids. People get stabbed, a delivery worker got jumped, he passed out." She said she was initially shocked when she went to the McDonald's after school and one of its two security guards demanded to see her ID to get in.
She said, "This is crazy, this is sick." However, to others, the decision to require ID makes sense. Clyde Smith, 48, a law clerk from Flatbush said, "What do you expect a business owner to do? This was always a place where kids would cause trouble." The DailyMail reported that other social media users were in favor of the photo ID requirement. One person wrote, "We need this in malls for sure." Another said, "I need this at all McDonald's"
McDonald's throughout the city have seen some pretty wild crimes, like in 2022 when an axe-wielding man was seen menacing customers. Footage of the incident showed Michael Palacios threatening customers while swinging the axe, breaking panes of glass and intimidating witnesses. It all happened after a verbal disagreement turned physical.
According to the New York Post, the restaurant located at Nostrand and Flatbush avenues put the sign up on its doors after a group of kids wearing ski masks bombarded the place after school and attacked a security guard, breaking a glass door. Manager Amber Hussain, who is 19-years-old, said, "It was a crazy scene here."
Every day after school for the year she's worked there and she said that somewhere between 15 to 20 teenagers come in and "trash the store," throwing ice at customers, snatching bags of foods from Uber drivers, and smoking weed inside the restaurant. The McDonald's in that area has been nicknamed "the junction" and is infamous in the neighborhood.
Over the years, it has been the scene of multiple shootings and stabbings. In September 2011, an 18-year-old boy was shot in the head in broad day light as he was entering the restaurant. He rolled into the street in a brutal, carefully planned attack by two accomplices. In 2012, a manager assaulted a 24-year-old woman trying to order after an argument over the food.
According to the New York Police Department (NYPD), so far in 2025, there have been 29 calls to 911 there. Police data shows that more than 100 calls to 911 were made inside and in front of the McDonald's in each of the last three years. There were 121 calls in 2022, 103 calls in 2023, and 111 calls in 2024.
To those familiar with the location, it comes as no surprise. Sania Bolasingh, 20, who grew up in Flatbush said, "If you're from that area, you know that McDonald's is horrible. People fight in there. It's not just kids being kids. People get stabbed, a delivery worker got jumped, he passed out." She said she was initially shocked when she went to the McDonald's after school and one of its two security guards demanded to see her ID to get in.
She said, "This is crazy, this is sick." However, to others, the decision to require ID makes sense. Clyde Smith, 48, a law clerk from Flatbush said, "What do you expect a business owner to do? This was always a place where kids would cause trouble." The DailyMail reported that other social media users were in favor of the photo ID requirement. One person wrote, "We need this in malls for sure." Another said, "I need this at all McDonald's"
McDonald's throughout the city have seen some pretty wild crimes, like in 2022 when an axe-wielding man was seen menacing customers. Footage of the incident showed Michael Palacios threatening customers while swinging the axe, breaking panes of glass and intimidating witnesses. It all happened after a verbal disagreement turned physical.
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