New York man arrested for beating city councilman’s neighbor during anti-LGBTQ protest at his home

On Wednesday, The Daily Beast reported that a man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting the neighbor of gay New York City Councilman Erik Bottcher during an anti-LGBTQ protest at his apartment building. “In a statement to The Daily Beast, the New York Police Department confirmed that officers had arrested David Nieves, of Brooklyn, on Tuesday morning in connection with an assault on Bottcher’s 52-year-old neighbor,” reported Tim Teeman. “Bottcher welcomed news of the arrest, telling The Daily Beast: ‘Violence, intimidation and vandalism are never acceptable. A message needs to be sent to …

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