Chinatown landlord’s dispute with homeless man blamed on NYC dysfunction

August 30, 2024 TruthUSA

A city that sows lawlessness will reap chaos. That’s a rule that played out tragically in Chinatown this month.

Last Saturday, landlord Brian Chin was charged with felony assault for allegedly beating a homeless man outside of his building.

Chin, a community activist (and Harvard fellow) who has been lauded for his efforts to fight against the drug use and vagrancy that has taken over the neighborhood, claimed that the homeless man, who has not been identified, was harassing passersby earlier.

Brian Chin, a landlord wearing a black shirt, involved in an altercation with a homeless man at 111 Chrystie Street — Chinatown landlord and Harvard fellow Brian Chin was charged with felony assault for allegedly beating a homeless man outside of his building. William Farrington

Chin confronted the man, who reportedly broke a chair and then swung a nail-tipped plank at him.

In response, Chin allegedly punched the man in the head and face six times, landing him in the hospital on a ventilator.

Such horrible outcomes are what the city risks by letting so many tortured souls roam the streets — and leaving desperate civilians to fend for themselves.