A New York City Council member has been charged with biting a police officer during a chaotic protest. Brooklyn Democrat Susan Zhuang was released without bond after being arraigned Wednesday on a felony assault charge and various misdemeanors and violations. Her office has no immediate comment, and it is not immediately clear who represented her in court. Images and video posted to social media showed police clashing with protesters at the planned site of a homeless shelter. A court complaint says that when Zhuang and others were told to stop pushing barricades toward officers, she turned her head toward a deputy police chief and bit his forearm.
