Citi Bike Karen’ claims viral video of confrontation with Black man was taken out of context.
NYC hospital ‘Karen’ on leave after being accused of trying to take black man’s bike in viral video
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A clip of the explosive encounter has raked in more than 40 million views on social media after it was shared on Twitter on Saturday, with the health care network labeling it “disturbing.
We are aware of the video involving a health care provider off duty and away from the hospital campus.
The incident in the video is disturbing,” a spokesperson for NYC Health + Hospitals said in a statement Tuesday.
NYC hospital ‘Karen’ on leave after being accused of trying to take black man’s bike in viral video
The Bellevue Hospital employee branded a “Karen” after she was caught on video allegedly attempting to hijack a Citi Bike that a black man claimed he had already paid for has been placed on leave, NYC Health + Hospitals confirmed to The Post.
The video, posted 13 May, shows Ms Comrie yelling for help and appearing to start to cry, as she tells a group of young people they’re hurting her fetus.
He argued that public figures and the media have created a false narrative that Ms Comrie is a racist.
This matter is shocking in that you literally have someone who, with her colleagues, saves lives on a daily basis, including throughout the pandemic, and within a matter of roughly a minute of a video, she is suddenly a racist villain,” he said. “That’s shameful.
A woman dubbed “Citi Bike Karen” for calling for help as she fought with a young Black man over a rental bike outside of a New York hospital alleges a viral video of the encounter — and discussion about it on social media — doesn’t capture the full story.
Citi Bike Karen’ claims viral video of confrontation with Black man was taken out of context.