{"id":577252,"date":"2021-06-30T11:35:56","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T15:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=577252"},"modified":"2021-06-30T11:35:58","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T15:35:58","slug":"vendor-attacked-during-nyc-pride-event-claims-he-was-beaten-after-refusing-to-replace-american-flag-with-pride-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vendor-attacked-during-nyc-pride-event-claims-he-was-beaten-after-refusing-to-replace-american-flag-with-pride-flag\/","title":{"rendered":"Vendor Attacked During NYC Pride Event Claims He Was Beaten After Refusing To Replace American Flag With Pride Flag"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvendor-attacked-during-nyc-pride-event-claims-he-was-beaten-after-refusing-to-replace-american-flag-with-pride-flag%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=577252&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1233224130.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A food vendor who was brutally attacked by New York City Pride revelers over the weekend told the New York Post that the incident started after he refused to replace the American flag on his food cart with a rainbow Pride flag.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNader Hassaneen, 65, an Egyptian immigrant and retired street vendor, was on hand Sunday night to help son\u2019s pal with his food cart when the unruly mob descended on him \u2014 beating him up and tossing hot sauce in his eyes,\u201d the Post reported Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said the melee began when a woman yanked an American flag off the cart, demanding it be replaced with a Pride flag instead,\u201d the Post continued, noting that an eyewitness \u2014 a second food cart vendor \u2014 described the same interaction to the Post earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>When Hassaneen refused, he said, he was punched in the back of the head and beaten \u2014 an attack that left him disoriented and bloody. He was able to capture part of the brutal attack on video.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was videotaping it and telling her she shouldn\u2019t do that,\u201d Hassaneen told the Post in an interview this week. \u201cMy friend asked her, \u2018Why did you do that?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Post noted that the woman did not answer, but that \u201cone of the assailants threw the hot sauce and all hell broke loose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a broken nose. They say I might need surgery. When I saw the blood in my cap and I was bleeding from my nose, I thought I was going to bleed to death,\u201d he said adding that,&nbsp;\u201cI\u2019m never going back there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hassaneen retired from selling food on New York City streets, the Post said, because he has a heart condition. He stepped in to help a friend cover the event, which he thought would be well-controlled, even though Washington Square Park has a reputation for being dangerous for food vendors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt safe because the cops were around. There were about 30 or 40 cops near the arch,\u201d Hassaneen told the Post, \u201cbut I was scared when they came at me. There were a lot of people coming at me at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The vendors\u2019 story differs from other accounts of the attack. Police officers who were on the scene told the Post that the fight broke out because of a disagreement over listed food prices. A videographer that is affiliated with the Pride revelers claimed that one of the vendors used an \u201canti-gay slur\u201d triggering the beatdown.<\/p>\n<p>Hassaneen said that he did not use an anti-gay slur and that he was just at the park to sell food, not tangle with customers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would never do that. I don\u2019t have a problem with them,\u201d he said. \u201cI know it was their parade. It was their day. They came out to have fun and enjoy themselves.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Police Department said on Monday that eight people were arrested in connection with the melee in Washington Square Park, including a woman who allegedly bit a police officer, but they have yet to identify the suspect who assaulted Hassaneen.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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