Overview

• A dispute inside Taste of the City Lounge around 3:30 a.m. escalated into gunfire, killing three men and wounding between eight and eleven others
• NYPD officers recovered at least 36 shell casings inside the venue and discovered a handgun on a nearby street
• Police suspect multiple shooters but have made no arrests as detectives work to identify and locate those responsible
• All wounded victims were taken to local hospitals with injuries described as non-life-threatening despite conflicting injury counts
• The attack follows a nonfatal shooting at the same lounge in November 2024 and stands out during a year of historically lower gun violence in New York City