In a recent incident that gained significant attention on social media, a Manhattan hospital worker was accused of attempting to take a Citi Bike from a young black man. However, the woman’s lawyer has provided receipts indicating that she was the one who paid for the bike at the center of the viral incident.
The woman, a physician assistant at Bellevue Hospital who is six months pregnant, was placed on leave by NYC Health + Hospitals after the incident. Video of the confrontation has been viewed tens of millions of times since it was posted online.
