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Video: Bicyclist Attacks Man With Lock on LES
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Published Jul 21, 2009
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Recently a Starbucks customer witnessed a scuffle outside the store between an older gentleman and a bike messenger. The witness described the incident, on the the corner of Allen and Delancey, as such: "they ran into each other at the intersection. the old guy just wouldn't leave the bike dude alone, so the bike dude totally let him have it, POW! KRYPTONITE LOCK TO THE FACE LIKE 3 OR 4 TIMES!" Lucky for us, he filmed it:
Lesson: Never mess with a bike messenger unless you have your own Kryptonite (the metal kind, that is). [via Animal]
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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