Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Listen Live
News
Videos: Times Square McDonald's Brawl, And More Bad Behavior From St. Patrick's Day
By
Ben Yakas
Published Mar 17, 2013
Modified Mar 17, 2013
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
Never miss a story
Email address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .
By
Ben Yakas
Published Mar 17, 2013
Modified Mar 17, 2013
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
We rely on your support to make local news available to all
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
The St. Patrick's Day Month may have kicked off earlier this month with the ritual booing of the Bloomberg in the Rockaways, but it really hit its peak this weekend with the massive Manhattan parade yesterday. And just as in years past, plenty of people did their best McNulty impersonations and got up to some booze-fueled trouble, whether they were fighting in the streets or on mass transit. To add to the sense of deja vu, check out the video below of a fight at the Times Square McDonald's—there was a crazy fight at a McDonald's last year as well.
Saturday was not the official St. Patrick's Day (that would be today), and perhaps it's more appropriate that all this bad behavior happened yesterday—because the problem is not the celebration, but rather those people (from every walk of life) who use the occasion as an excuse to get aggressively drunk in public. Like the folks who fought in the street in this video:
Or these people:
And as expected, there were plenty of obnoxious folks clogging up mass transit last night: 16 people were ejected from a five-car NJ Transit train because of fighting. The train even had to make an emergency stop in Rutherford as a result (in the end, only two people were given disorderly conduct tickets). There were also ejections on Metro North:
But of course, not every drunk reveler was looking to start a fight—there were also the friendly drunks just looking for an opportunity to dance embarrassingly! And that they did, whether or not it was before noon.
Tagged
bad behavior
brawl
fights
manhattan
st. patrick's day
Times Square
original
Ben Yakas
Ben Yakas is a former Gothamist reporter.
Read more
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
MORE news
Woman found in shallow grave in Queens; her ex-boyfriend is in custody, NYPD says
The city medical examiner ruled Seraphina Pereira’s death a homicide on Monday.
By
Brittany Kriegstein
Published Oct 27, 2026 at 8:29 a.m. ET
ICE used a warehouse in NJ. Locals are ‘frustrated’ by Sherrill’s response.
A councilmember and immigration activists criticized the governor for not doing more after ICE seemingly admitted to violating a court order.
By
Mike Hayes
News
ICE used a warehouse in NJ. Locals are ‘frustrated’ by Sherrill’s response.
A councilmember and immigration activists criticized the governor for not doing more after ICE seemingly admitted to violating a court order.
By
Mike Hayes
NY Gov. Hochul once resisted a data center pause. Now it’s central to her campaign.
By
Jon Campbell
Judge temporarily halts overnight construction at NYC’s Chinatown jail
By
Giulia Heyward
Pressure grows on Mamdani to reform admissions to NYC specialized high schools
By
Elizabeth Kim
Never miss a story
Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.
Sign upEmail address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .