Editor’s note: The attorney for the woman says that she paid for the bike and has the receipts.
The Bellevue Hospital employee branded a “Karen” after she was caught on video allegedly attempting to hijack a CitiBike that had already been paid for by a man has been placed on leave, NYC Health + Hospitals confirmed to The Post.
A clip of the explosive encounter has raked in more than 40 million views on social media after it was shared on Twitter on Saturday, with the health care network labeling it “disturbing.”
“We are aware of the video involving a health care provider off duty and away from the hospital campus. The incident in the video is disturbing,” a spokesperson for NYC Health + Hospitals said in a statement Tuesday.
“The provider is currently out on leave and will remain on leave pending a review,” the statement continued.
“As a health system we are committed to providing an environment for our patients and staff that is free from discrimination of any kind.”
The video, which starts mid-confrontation, shows the woman dressed in hospital-branded scrubs screaming for help as she tugs at the bike.
“Help! Help me! Please, help me,” she yells.
The young man, who is black, calmly keeps his grip on the bike’s handlebars and repeatedly tells the woman, who is white, that he already paid to use that particular bike.
“Get off me! Get off me, you’re hurting my fetus,” the woman then exclaims while pushing and shoving the man.
“I’m not touching you! You’re putting your stomach on my hand,” the man retorts as she continues to cry out for help.
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The biker makes no attempts at shoving the woman back but holds his ground as he and his group of friends tell her to back off and get her own bike.
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