The rappers decided to shoot a video on the popular bridge in New York: now the police are looking for them

NYPD is on the hunt for a team of "idiots" who blocked the Kosciuszko Bridge, reports New York Post... They blocked traffic for several kilometers for a "stunt" on social media, the city's chief police officer said on Tuesday.

At about 18:00 pm on November 14, about a dozen men got out of their cars on the bridge. They rapped to blaring music, filming themselves all the time on their smartphones.

The video shows that traffic on the bridge has completely stopped due to the actions of would-be rappers.

“Unfortunately, these days there is no shortage of idiots, and blocking the bridge, as well as the inconvenience and potential danger that this could cause, is at least reckless in my opinion,” said Police Commissioner Dermot Shi.

Shi plans to work with prosecutors to indict those who starred in the video. In his opinion, the social media platform where the video was posted should remove it. It was not immediately clear on which platform the video was originally posted.

“This is not something new, we've seen it over the years,” Shi continued. "They're planning a trick like this, posting it on social media, trying to get famous and get followers for it."

Nothing happens after arrests

Shi also criticized the team's insolence, as well as the state's criminal justice system, which is lenient on crime.

“How did we get to the point where people decided that this was acceptable behavior and that they could get away with it?” - he asked.

“I think part of the answer is that they see a system that is too soft. They look at people who beat car windows in Queens last week, got arrested and released, and so on many times. Part of the reason is that after a person is arrested, nothing else happens, ”Shi said.

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New York Mayor-elect Eric Adams commented on the video from the bridge. Adams called for everyone involved to be held accountable "to the fullest extent of the law."

“Incidents like these are damaging to our city as a brand, disrespecting New Yorkers and posing a threat to both guests and residents,” Adams wrote. “Anyone who participated in this reckless behavior must be found and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. We will not be a city of chaos. "