Alec Baldwin arrested for fight over parking spot in New York City
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Actor Alec Baldwin was arrested Friday after he allegedly roughed up another man in a fight over a parking spot in New York, police said.
The incident happened about 1:45 p.m. in front of his East 10th Street building, the NYPD said. The 49-year-old victim told police he was injured in a tussle with Baldwin.
"He's not sure if he was punched or exactly how he was injured in the altercation," an NYPD spokeswoman said.
The victim, in a black Saab Turbo X , allegedly took a parking spot that Baldwin had been waiting for, touching off the altercation, according to NBC New York. He complained of pain and was taken to Lenox Hill Hospital, law enforcement sources told NBC New York .
The "Saturday Night Live" regular was expected to be charged with misdemeanor third-degree assault and harassment, charges that could possibly land him in jail for a year.
Baldwin was taken to the 6th Precinct station house in Greenwich Village and then released shortly after 4 p.m. He did not answer reporters' questions as he left.
But a tweet on the Hilaria and Alec Baldwin Foundation account Friday night, apparently from Baldwin, said "the assertion that I punched anyone over a parking spot is false" and that "I wanted to go on the record stating as much."
He's due to appear in a Manhattan courtroom on Nov. 26.
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Ask me if I'm shocked...
No. But thanks for asking.
Alec being a bad boy again? {chuckle} he does act like a spoiled child at times....
Act like? No. He IS a spoiled child.
Which is exactly why he was perfect for playing Trump.
What does that have to do with anything? Proving you and Alec have lots in common?
How many times have you fought over a parking spot? Be honest now!
Have you been to New York in the last ten years? Parking is usually a premium there, parking garages are expensive as hell and, parking on the street isn't really an option because, people usually double park five cars deep on some streets.
I have jockied so that someone wouldn't take my spot, but I have never actually fought over a spot.
I am so glad I do not live in a shithole where people fight over parking spots. I am NO fan of Alec Baldwin, but my guess is that stories like this are a dime a dozen in NY. The closest town to where I live? Not one parking meter, in a town of 26,000 people.
Actually no, it is not like this in NYC. NYC is actually a fun, clean city.
...says Perrie as she bandages her hand injured by smoking that chump in the head over a parking spot yesterday!
Actually Lenny, my hand is OK. My baseball bat that I keep for such occasions, is a bit broken. Do you think I should replace it?
Of course, and a bat is especially appropriate for use if it's a Red Sox fan you're dealing with!
Surely Jack Ryan will end up okay, or it would be an unusual end of story for him.
This is tooooo Fuuuuunny !
Alec "taking a dig?" at Trump on SNL:
"I have one of the healthiest mentals. My mentals are so high."
I suppose he was really talking about himself.
Why is this news?
It would be news just because he's famous and got arrested. It's also news because as critical as he is of Trump and his "violent language" or mental instability, Baldwin is exposed as a hypocrite because he's actually violent and unstable in deeds.
Like millions of other people, Alec Baldwin loses his temper over trivial things. It is not an attractive character trait. His misfortune is to be a public figure.
In an earlier day this sort of stuff would be scandalous, but I don't think anyone cares anymore. Our culture is debased, and with trumpism afoot, it is getting worse all the time.
I don't know John, if I lived in New York and, a good parking spot, that was saved for me was over three hundred a month, I might punch someone too, if they took a free spot that I was waiting for. A good spot looks like this.
Galen,
Parking in NYC is somewhat limited on purpose. They are trying to cut down on traffic and gridlock. They do the same thing in London. There is plenty of really good mass transit in the city, that is very affordable.
If you own a car in the city and live there, you can rent spaces, or using a parking lot. That is what your pic is of. Generally, I only drive in on the weekends when all the streets have parking that is free.
I have a friend that lived in New York for most of his life and, then moved to Colorado, he never had a license in New York because of the mass transit, he had to learn how to drive in Colorado and, get a license and, a car, something he never before, I had to show him where to go and, how to get it all done. He's a really bad driver, I won't ride with him.
Up things are really bad! The stock market is up, the GDP is up, the economy is stronger, wages are up, employment is up! Yep things sure look bad. /S
Who says overcrowding is not a problem?
I'm actually partly sympathetic.
From what I heard, Baldwin was parallel parking when this douchebag snuck in and snaked his parking spot from him. People do this because they're rude, greedy, and bullies. They're abusing the person who is doing it right because they are sure he won't get out of his car and punch them in the nose. And they figure if they can get their car in the spot, the other guy is fucked.
It's a kind of assault. I totally get the anger and the desire to fight back. However, for me, I hit people in self defense or defense of others only, not out of anger.
So, I understand and sympathize with Baldwin, but you can't go hitting people for stealing your spot, even if they richly deserve it.
Saw this description of what happened over on TMZ;
Let's hear it for innocent until proven guilty.