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Damian Furtch

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Greenwich Village & SoHo

March 29, 2012

Village McDonald's Needs as Much Security as a Rowdy Bar, Police Say

Police said McDonald's needs to give them direct access to security video and other prevention tactics.

Greenwich Village & SoHo

March 26, 2012

Christine Quinn Calls for Boycott of Village McDonald's

The McDonald's location should hire off-duty NYPD officers to handle security, Quinn and locals said.

Greenwich Village & SoHo

December 03, 2011

McDonald's Cook Rayon McIntosh 'Elated' to be Free of Beating Charges

Rayon McIntosh said he begged the Greenwich Village McDonald's to hire more security.

Greenwich Village & SoHo

October 17, 2011

Man Charged in Christopher St. Attack Had Prior Assault at McDonald's

Anthony Bray, 22, who was sentenced to jail for an assault in front of a Village McDonald's in March was rearrested on charges he assaulted another man a Christopher Street last week, prosecutors said.

Greenwich Village & SoHo

October 17, 2011

Troubled McDonald's Declined Off-Duty NYPD Security, Sources Say

Management of the Greenwich Village McDonald's where a cashier brutally beat two female customers on Thursday chose not to hire off-duty NYPD officers, police sources told DNAinfo. 

Greenwich Village & SoHo

April 03, 2011

Police Arrest Homeless Man in West Village Attack

Police have accused a 21-year-old homeless man of beating of a gay man at a West Village McDonald's.

Manhattan

April 01, 2011

Apparent Hate Crime Victim Stands Up to Bullies, Friends Say

Friends of alleged hate crime victim Damian Furtch described him as a gentle, sweet-natured, 6-foot-4-inch protector.

Manhattan

March 31, 2011

Police Release Video of Alleged Anti-Gay Attack in West Village

Police released surveillance video of the vicious attack on Damian Furtch, 26, outside a West Village McDonalds.

Manhattan

March 30, 2011

Man Attacked Outside West Village McDonalds in Apparent Hate Crime

Damian Furtch, identified as the victim of a brutal attack, said he suffered two black eyes and required stitches.

Greenwich Village & SoHo

March 30, 2011

Alleged Hate Crime Victim Calls Attack Part of a Wider Problem

The young victim of an alleged hate crime at a Village McDonald's shared his story with GLAAD Wednesday.