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New York Post
14-07-2025
- New York Post
Mom, daughter apologize for NYC parking spot brawl after ‘hundreds' of death threats — but victim isn't buying it
A mom and daughter duo charged with ganging up on a Big Apple co-ed in a slur-laced Queens parking spot brawl are being pelted with online death threats — and have now apologized for the caught-on-video melee. The alleged victim doesn't wanna hear it, she told The Post. 'I don't accept the apology only because I feel like the apologies are only because of how much outreach the video is getting and I don't think the apology is wholesome,' Pace University student Jada McPherson, 21, said Monday. Advertisement 4 Andree Dumitru and her daughter, Sabrina Starman, say they're sorry for the parking spot brawl that got them busted. LP Media 'I don't think it's from their hearts, like deep down,' she said. 'But I just hope they could see or see what they did wrong and kind of get a better understanding of how to operate or act in certain situations from this situation.' Viral video captured the July 7 scuffle in Ridgewood, when mom Andreea Dumitru, 45, and her 21-year-old daughter, Sabrina Starman — along with an unidentified man — jumped McPherson after the student tried to park in a spot the friend was holding for them. Advertisement Dumitru and Starman have been inundated with insults and death threats over the encounter since the wild video, which shows them slugging McPherson, pulling her hair and throwing her to the ground — with both sides hurling racial and ethnic epithets at each other, the footage shows. 'You're a monkey, bitch,' Dumitru is heard shouting in the video. McPherson responds, 'You're an immigrant, bitch.' Advertisement Starman then chimes in and yells, 'You're a f–king slave bitch. You're a slave for what it's worth.' In one disturbing text message the family received since the video went viral, an anonymous goon wrote, 'You ready to die? Because I'm ready to kill you and your peoples (sic). 'You will be seeing me shortly,' the text said. 'Mark my words, I am going to murder ALL OF YOU.' Dumitru and Starman, who were charged with assault and harassment, now fear for their lives. Advertisement 'I have hundreds of calls death-threatening me, telling me how they're going to come,' Dumitru said in an interview. 'I never in my life has experienced such trauma. And not only that, I have my little one and I have appointments and I have surgeries coming up. I have a dog. My mom is older. 4 Andree Dumitru and her daughter, Sabrina Starman, attacked student Jada McPherson over a Queens parking spot. I-am-Mihnea/Reddit 4 Dumitru, Starman and an unidentified neighbor jumped McPherson and threw her to the ground in the July 7 incident. I-am-Mihnea/Reddit 'I fear for my life,' she added. 'I've been threatened. I haven't been sleeping since I got out of jail. I haven't been able to rest. I have not been eating.' The parking spot scuffle erupted outside 18-28 Putnam Ave., after the mystery neighbor agreed to hold the space by putting a garbage can there while Dumitru drove her younger son to McDonald's. When McPherson tried to park in the spot, all hell broke loose. Starman claimed McPherson started the name-calling, and suggested she started the fight. 'It was the way she approached us and provoked us for a whole 30 minutes straight,' she said. 'So, the 45-minute mark where we got arrested — because we were just only sticking up for ourselves.' Advertisement Still the mother and daughter, who had their lawyer with them when they spoke to The Post, offered an apology for the incident that now has them in trouble with the law. 4 Jada McPherson doesn't believe her alleged attackers should be getting death threats, but won't accept their apology. Jada McPherson McPherson, who is still upset about the three-on-one assault, said she feels the death threats are out of line and blows the entire incident out of proportion. 'I just feel like the death threats are unnecessary,' she said. 'I don't think the death threats are necessary. I just feel the violence, especially to [her] son, is completely unnecessary. He shouldn't be at fault for something that they did.' Advertisement Meanwhile, Dumitru said she's learned a valuable lesson from the whole mess. 'I'll never do that again,' she said. 'Ever. I learned my lesson. I will never do something like that again, and I will never condone something like that ever again. 'You want the parking? Take it. It's not worth this. This is not worth it.'
New York Post
11-07-2025
- New York Post
Women brawl over ‘saved' parking spot on NYC street, as locals fume over space hoarding: video
An unhinged mom and her foulmouthed daughter savagely attacked a female driver for trying to park in a spot they were 'saving' in a caught-on-video brawl in Queens. Andreea Dumitru, 45, and her daughter Sabrina Starman, 21, are seen in a viral video posted to Reddit unloading on victim Jada McPherson on a Ridgewood street Monday — pulling her hair, flinging racial slurs and unleashing a flurry of punches as she tries to fend them off. 'They were trying to literally rip my hair out of my scalp,' said McPherson, 21, a Pace University student who was renting in the neighborhood, where hoarding on-street spaces has locals fuming. Advertisement 6 Andreea Dumitru, 45, and her daughter Sabrina Starman, 21, are seen in a viral video posted to Reddit unloading on victim Jada McPherson on a Ridgewood street in a brawl over a parking spot. I-am-Mihnea/Reddit 6 Starman and Dumitru pulled McPherson's hair, flung racial slurs and punched her as McPherson tried to fend them off. I-am-Mihnea/Reddit The battle broke out after McPherson tried to park in a spot Dumitru and Starman were guarding outside 18-28 Putnam Ave., cops said. An unidentified man also joined in on the gang-up on McPherson, but apparently high-tailed it out of the area before police arrived. Advertisement 'The guy, he ended up coming up behind me while I was trying to park and put a trash can to prevent me from parking,' McPherson said. When McPherson couldn't find another spot on the block, she came back to tell the family they couldn't guard parking spots, she said. That's when the man went 'ballistic' and the mother-daughter pair flung racist language at McPherson, who is black. 6 An unidentified man also joined in on the gang-up on McPherson. I-am-Mihnea/Reddit 6 When McPherson couldn't find another spot she came back to tell the family they couldn't guard parking spots, the man went 'ballistic' and the mother-daughter pair flung racist language at McPherson, who is black. I-am-Mihnea/Reddit Advertisement 'You're a monkey, bitch,' Dumitru is heard shouting in the video. McPherson responds, 'You're an immigrant, bitch.' Starman then yells 'You're a f–king slave bitch. You're a slave for what it's worth,' before lunging at her, and the fight ensues. 'I definitely did fear for my life,' McPherson said. Advertisement 6 'I definitely did fear for my life,' McPherson, a Pace University student who was renting in the neighborhood, said. Jada McPherson Starman and Dumitru were later arrested and charged with first degree assault and second degree harassment, police said. After the arrests, McPherson eventually did get to park in the spot she fought for. But she said she's been on edge ever since and has only left the house with a friend or family-member. She plans to move out of the neighborhood this weekend. 'Jumping one person for a parking space is really not right,' McPherson said. Parking space hoarding has sparked tensions in the area, with the family seen in the brawl notorious offenders who claim public spaces as their own with traffic cones and other items, locals told The Post. 'You know, I could move the garbage cans and park, but then they could slash my car or something,' said Yesenia Delgado, 33, who has lived in the neighborhood for 14 years. Advertisement 6 'Jumping one person for a parking space is really not right,' McPherson said about the duo, who were later arrested and charged with first degree assault and second degree harassment. I-am-Mihnea/Reddit 'Someone is always there, holding the spot,' George Carrasquillo, 53, who lives across the street from the spot. Carrasquillo often drives to work in Manhattan, but has to park two blocks away from his home because he can't find a spot. 'I have to take my kick scooter with me to drop the car off, I find parking, then come home to my apartment, and have to see all this, their beautiful spot saved. Isn't this public parking?' Carrasquillo said. Advertisement Starman and Dumitru have hired a lawyer and plan to fight the charges in court in September. 'You can't claim to be a victim if you instigate an altercation with threatening behavior and vile and hurtful language,' said Mahmoud Rabah, an attorney for the pair. Rabah says the mother and daughter duo have received death threats since the video was posted.
Yahoo
18-02-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
‘We lost our home, our cloths, our everything': Family recovering from Helene with help from Samaritan's Purse
FAIRVIEW, N.C. (WATE) — While people continue to struggle in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, some are finding hope. Dumitru and Dina Gyska, who came to the United States from Moldova 21 years ago, lost everything in the floodwaters last September. Now, with help from Samaritan's Purse, the two are getting back on their feet. 'The water was already like this. Big water and I went through the water. The house used to be here,' said Dumitru. 'There's a Margie shaped hole in all of our hearts': Knoxville TV icon Margie Ison dies at 84 The force of the flood waters swept Dumitru Gyska's home in Fairview, North Carolina more than 10 feet off its foundation the morning of September 27. Water and mud flooded his home of 16 years, ruining it. The plumber's work van was carried a mile away, demolishing it. A concrete slab also smashed into his car. It was destroyed. 'It was big lake,' Dumitru said of the flooding. Dumitru remembers Ashe Creek in front of his home as calm the evening before the storm struck the Asheville, North Carolina area. 'At 6 a.m., I wake up. God woke me up, I guess, and I jumped from the bed. When I looked through the window the water was already to the window, a lot. It was dark,' said Dumitru. Realizing the danger as water surrounded his home, he woke up his family and fled in one of their cars. 'We lost our home, our clothes, our everything. Our cars, one working van. But we haven't lost our faith in Jesus Christ,' said Dumitru. Dumitru, his wife Dina, and their eight children survived. They are now staying with Dina's family. 'We didn't think it was going to be that dangerous. Thank you, God. We are safe,' said Dina. TDOT awards contracts for Greene, Washington County bridge rebuilds Within days, volunteer crews from Samaritan's Purse, a nonprofit Christian organization, rushed to the aid of Dina, Dumitru, and others in their community. 'Once we heard from our caseworkers that there was a need and this gentleman fit what we could do to help. Thankfully we were able to give him this van,' said Samaritan's Purse Chaplain Jonie Smitley. Samaritan's Purse presented a Ford Transit van to the couple free of charge, enabling Dumitru to continue with his livelihood. 'Many donations have come in from all over the world literally to help support this. They have seen what happened with Helene and their hearts were moved and people gave,' said Smitley. Dumitru was thrilled to receive the keys to his vehicle, which will play a key role in expanding his plumbing business. One of the first jobs will be refitting the van's interior for equipment and tools. 'Now I have plans. I have plans to build shelves for a room on the top to put pipes and a ladder, yeah,' said Dumitru. 'I'll try to keep it safe.' In a heartfelt dedication ceremony, loving hands from the Samaritan's Purse crew surrounded the couple praying for their success. Dumitru sees a bright future ahead. 'Thank God for this van. Because it's going to be a lot for us. It's going to be a big blessing. It's going to provide for our family,' said Dumitru. Severe weather strikes, toppling tree into a mobile home in Farragut Dumitru plans to rebuild a new home on his property, but it will be raised, high off the ground. He said the donation of the van, will help him make a professional comeback. He added that the slogan of Samaritan's Purse, 'Go and do likewise,' will become a part of his life as he looks for ways to help others. If you're looking to help with recovery in the aftermath of Helene, visit Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
