The president of the Police Benevolent Association, Patrick J. Lynch, blamed “a lawless atmosphere” for a Jan. 8 incident in Washington Heights that led to two men being repeatedly hit by officers' batons before they were arrested.
The confrontation and its aftermath, at West 169th St. and Broadway near the West 168th St. subway station, where the two individuals, identified as Aaron Grissom and Sidney Williams, reportedly congregated, was caught on video by a bystander’s cellphone.
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