Zeldin supporter nearly strangled at Katie Hokul rally in Manhattan

A woman protesting at a Cathy Hochul campaign rally in Manhattan was nearly strangled by a man. The clash that took place on November 5 also involved a member of the New York City Council, reports New York Post.

The brawl took place outside the Landmark Stonewall Inn, where Democratic New York gubernatorial candidate Hokul was speaking with Bravo host Andy Cohen. The meeting was to rally the support of the LGBT community days before the election.

Footage filmed by Independent Viral News NY shows an altercation in which a man in shorts and a short-sleeved plaid shirt strangles a woman wearing a black sweatshirt.

City Council member Crystal Hudson, a Democrat representing Prospect Heights in Brooklyn, was also seen in a fight with a woman. Hudson did not respond to a request for comment.

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The 24-second video does not show how the fight started. But the woman said it all started when someone ripped out a poster from her that featured photos of Hokul and other Democrats with the slogan “DO NOT Vote for Them!” (Vote Them Out!).

“I was here holding my poster of peaceful protest against the Hokul government. Suddenly a woman - a very large, overweight woman, I assume that it could be a man - came up and took away my poster, ”the victim said.

“When I was trying to get my poster back, a man showed up. He came up and started to choke me. And there were two more people who came up and prevented me from getting my poster back. I didn't want to get into conflict with anyone. I just stood there peacefully, just holding my poster. But, you know, they didn't want to hear what I had to say," the woman summed up.

The Hokul campaign has already been supported by President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.

Zeldin also held his campaign rally on November 5, but in a different part of the city.

According to poll aggregator FiveThirtyEight, Hokul has a 7,4% lead in the race for governor.