New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has condemned a viral video showing police officers using force during an arrest inside a Brooklyn liquor store.
The footage, shared on X by podcast host and former NYPD officer Sal Greco, shows multiple officers attempting to restrain a man.
According to the video, two officers are seen trying to arrest a man wearing a white T-shirt. As the situation escalates, one officer appears to punch the man repeatedly in the face while another attempts to restrain him.
An officer knees the man in the face, causing him to fall into a shelf stocked with wine bottles, which crash to the floor.
Bystanders can be heard shouting at officers as they drag the man across the store before placing him in handcuffs.
The video also appears to show an officer stomping near the man’s head after he is already on the ground.
Mamdani called the incident ‘extremely disturbing and unacceptable’.
Responding to the footage, Mamdani said: “Officers should never treat a person this way,” adding that the New York Police Department is conducting a full investigation.
According to The Mirror US, the officers involved have been placed on modified duty pending the outcome of the investigation.
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch described the video as “upsetting to view” and said more details would be shared as the probe progresses.
