NYC McDonald's now checking IDs at the door after years of crime and chaos

Ian Haworth

Feb 28, 2025

Crime is so out of control in Democrat-run cities that even your local McDonald's needs a bouncer to keep the peace.

Yes, a McDonald's in Brooklyn has started ID-ing customers at the door and barring anyone under 20 unless they have a parent or proper identification.

Why? Because apparently, this particular franchise has become a breeding ground for chaos, violence, and crime.

This particular location, on Nostrand and Flatbush, has good reason to make this call. Back in 2011, an 18-year-old was shot in the head in broad daylight. A year later, a manager assaulted a woman over an argument about food. And in 2025 alone, there have been 29 emergency calls at this single location. Add to that 111 calls last year, 103 calls in 2023, and 121 calls in 2022!

Management finally hit their breaking point last week after a group of teenage thugs — sorry, misguided youths and future AOC voters — stormed in wearing ski masks, attacked a security guard, and shattered a glass door.

The store manager, Amber Hussain, said this is now a daily occurrence. Every single day, a horde of 15 to 20 teenagers show up, vandalize the store, throw ice at paying customers, steal food from Uber Eats drivers, and even smoke weed inside the restaurant.

So now they're only allowing customers 20 and older inside the store, unless they're accompanied by an adult.

Which would be a perfect time to whip this bad boy out:


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