Video: Teenage Riot At West Village Dunkin' Donuts

Crazy teenagers and their out-of-control hormones, or something—we're actually not sure what caused a gang of teenagers to rampage through a Christopher Street Dunkin' Donuts last week, but riot they did—perhaps in pursuit of some Meat Munchkins?

Security cameras show about two dozen teens storming through the store, overturning tables and coffee machines, plus throwing chairs at the staff, during a seemingly random seven-minute attack. After "reportedly terrorizing" the staff and some other customers in the store, the teenager stole drinks and, obviously, donuts, before leaving with the cash register untouched. According to Jaman Rani, the store manager we spoke to, it wasn't the gang's first time in the store: "They used to come in here and sit and not buy anything, so I've called the cops and kicked them out before, four or five times." The Village Voice is estimating that the damage to the store hovers around $5,000.

Of course, area Dunkin' Donuts are old hands at suffering absurd crimes, though the NYPD is reporting a worrisome 19% increase in felonies in the 6th Precinct, the area including Christopher Street. Here's a look at the security video, which sadly does not have sound, so we recommend watching it while listening to the second video below simultaneously.

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By Jamie Feldmar in Food on May 23, 2011 11:02 AM

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Tiffany H. Marley

It wasn't a riot and that wasn't two dozen kids.
Did anyone bother to ask what might have cause this sort of reaction to begin with? This want an random "attack" for no reason.

edgie168

Maybe because they'd been kicked out four or five times before for loitering.. ?

v4der

hahahahahaha that song is awesome

groganz

White people would call this a "flash mob."

A, Larson, Lolly, Aim, Larsony

indeed. note "ballcap" handling his phone as he follows the more easily manipulated shock troops of pinktop and white halter at 0:03. He continues to hold the sidelines until "powderblue" ups the ante with table toss. Then cap splits. I noticed pink tote seems a little unsure about the chair toss until his calculates that since the table was now over the counter it would be better if the chair followed suit. Broad statement/gross assumption: If these are kids from essex/hudson they may have been inspired by afro-indo tensions on their side of the river.

It's Sal's Famous Pizzeria, people.

Peanut_Butter

I'm nominating you for a pulitzer. Do they give 'em out for blog comments?

Guest

it's a miracle that these kids are doing some exercise to fight off the fat -- hoorah!

Guest

and as you can see, these honorable kids are showing that they are sick of donuts, "the calorie demon" -- for the healthy America!

Steven Harris

Fighting back against teenage obesity? Great spin!

robingee

Spirit desire
Spirit desire
Spirit desire

Mr Mel

The headline should be WILDING IN WEST RETURNS. I'm sure these young people's families have reasonable excuses for their behavior.

Rammy

Nah, their families either hate them or barely tolerate the kids 'cause they're gay, which makes the kids feel bad and angry inside and then when they come to the Village and they're told they can't just take up space in the Dunkin Donuts and not spend money, they trash the Dunkin Donuts instead of lashing out at their shitty parents.

Edward

I was waiting for the old "lets blame the fact that they're gay and ostracized by (insert authority figure/societal figure here)".

Good one. If they're gay, they're are as responsible for their actions as any other teen hoodlum whether gay or straight.

Tiffany H. Marley

Would you be calling them hoodlums if they where white? You have NO idea what the Youth of Christoper street are like. The 1% that are loud are the exception.

gem22

What you say may be true, but what other community in this country would allow kids who live somewhere else to regularly create mayhem the way the kids on Christopher Street do?

Joey__Blow

sucks and all that

HJaySimpson

"They used to come in here and sit and not buy anything, so I've called the cops and kicked them out before, four or five times..."

And so they came back...