Conservative artist Scott Robaid was arrested Wednesday for allegedly throwing a pizza onto the grounds of New York’s City Hall, video footage shows.
Robaid was seen outside New York City Hall with a group of protesters on Wednesday morning, explaining why they were throwing pizza. Video footage posted on Twitter captured Robaid’s speech criticizing the mayor and government officials for new green energy regulations for small pizza business owners as crime continues to rise. (Related: New York City residents say quality of life has declined due to increased crime and illegal immigration)
“First of all, I will protect to the death these men and women in blue,” Robaid told a group of protesters. “They have to do their job because of all the shit they have to do here, okay? I’m throwing pizza because these pigeons are hungry. I’m here to feed the fucking pigeons, okay? Guys, we understand what’s going on here.”
“He’s worried about pizza because he hates small business owners” – Scott Robaid says of Mayor Adams before throwing pizza on City Hall lawn pic.twitter.com/cQGsVvYpDI
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“This city, this mayor, this governor, this city council, this DA’s office is destroying this shitty city and destroying small mom-and-pop businesses,” Robaid continued. “This is also an example of pizza. They go [to have] Regulation of stone oven pizza. Brick oven pizza is now killing baby seals! Do you believe that? Crime is rampant in the city.If this mayor were that man and the New Yorker he says he is, he would confront the State Attorney’s Office. [Alvin] Show off and eliminate criminals from the city.he will fight [Gov. Kathy] Hochul please stop the invasion of illegal aliens who are beating, raping, murdering and slaughtering our police officers – if he were a man. But he’s worried about pizza because he hates small business owners and he hates you New Yorkers. ”
The conservative artist warned the group that if they participated in the act, they would be arrested for littering. The footage shows that after Robaid threw his first few slices, a New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer standing nearby quickly jumped in and arrested him.
As Mr Robaid was seen being taken away in a police van, he shouted: “Mayor Adams is a bitch!” Head toward the government building.
Starting April 27, New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will require restaurant owners with stoves installed before May 2016 to install filters and have engineers regularly test their carbon footprint. enact new regulations requiring the hiring of according to Go to Fox Business. According to the report, the regulation has prompted many pizza shops in the city to speak out, as they tend to use wood-fired or coal ovens.
It is estimated that about 130 pizzerias could face closure, according to a report by Fox Business.
Robaid was known for his pizza-throwing protests prior to the recent incident, including a similar act in June 2023. During his stunt last year, Robaid spoke out against the city’s “illegal activity” policy and also criticized the city’s policies. Oven regulations.
