Statue Cruises Incident RePort

Date of lncident: FebruarY 6,20L6

Time of lncident: 1:30 pm

Location: North side of Castle Clinton within Battery Park

lncident Details: As one of our Guest Service Managers was returning from lunch he saw a small crowd
gathering by the generator on the northern side of the Castle Clinton walkway. Rene Pagan approached
to assist as he was concerned it was one of our passengers in need of assistance. The scene was chaotic
Rene assisted
as a gentleman who was later identified as an illegal vendor was in the midst of a seizure.
jacket under his head
by turning the gentleman on his side to help him breathe. Rene also put his fleece
to avoid contact with the ground. The Manhattan Sites Ranger placed a call to the NYPD and ambulance
while Rene assisted the gentleman.
Another illegal vendor explained to Rene that the gentleman's wife (another illegal vendor) caused the
had to
seizure during an argument which escalated to the point where an undercover police officer
intervene to break up the argument. The undercover officer attempted to restrain the gentleman's wife
(illegal vendor). As the
because as he was lying on the ground she continued to kick the gentleman
gun but
undercover officer tried to restrain the gentleman's wife she attempted to discharge a stun
failed to hit the undercover officer.
Lambert
Approximately 10 minutes into the incident Rene was able to flag down US Park Police officer
report of
who then assisted the undercover officer. We are unsure if US Park Police Lambert has filed a
this incident with Park Police as it involved the NYPD.

We clearly need additional resources from PEP and NYPD. We need consistent enforcement to ensure
personnel'
illegal vendors cause no harm to any of the visitors of Battery Park or Statue Cruises

Michael Monaghan lncident - 21512016

Michael Monaghan, 71 years old employee of Statue Cruises, LLC. Employed with Statue Cruises,
since 2008 and worked for Circleline prior since 1962.

LLC

Approximate time of incident little after 9am.

Statement by Mike Monaghan below:
On my way to work, walking around the path by the carousel and food court

Saw a gentleman trying to sell tickets to the Statue of Liberty to an Asian couple. He was and African
American gentleman with an lD lanyard around his neck and possibly a scanner around hip. He also was

holding brochures in his hand. I went up to them and told the Asian couple not to buy tickets from that
gentleman. I told them our company (Statue Cruises) is the only company with the right to sell tickets to
the Statue of Liberty and if you buy tickets from him you won't get to Liberty lsland since only our
company can take you there and our ticket booth is just over here. I then turned to the guy trying to
sell the tickets and told him you know you're not supposed to sell tickets here in the park.
The guy trying to sell tickets then said to me "Shut up. lf you keep talking l'll punch you in the head." As
I started to walk away the guy pushed me from behind and I fell forward on my right side. I fell on my
whole right side, injuring my right hand in the fall, it was bleeding, and now my right shoulder is sore.

After the push, the guy left and the Asian couple came back to make sure I was ok.

went in to the tent to tell Kevin Rutter. Kevin said to talk to park police. Two USPP Officers (one
named Marvin) and a K9 officer walked around the park with me but we could not find the guy who
pushed me. We walked all the way to the front of the Sl Ferry building. Officers had me write out a
statement and said they would fill out a report.
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will also be filling out a Statue Cruises lncident Report.

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