Cab driver Bitat Noureddine after Knicks win – New York Taxi Workers Alliance / GoFundMe
While many in New York City expended every breath in celebration of the Knicks NBA championship win, many others will have held theirs—knowing what happens when passionate American sports fans win titles.
Sure enough, the championship for the New York Knickerbockers in 53 years resulted in arson to many vehicles in the city including the yellow cab of Mr. Bitat Noureddine.
As videos of the frenetic celebrations on the street hit social media, one went viral of Mr. Noureddine being dragged from his taxi, briefly assaulted, and watching in disbelief as a mob of people proceeded to climb atop the car and smash the windows.
The deplorable behavior reached 6 million people on X, including rapper French Montana, who left a comment that if someone could find the man, he’d like to help him overcome the financial hit.
French got in contact with his friend Zachery Dereniowski at the New York Taxi Worker’s Alliance, a labor union to which Noureddine is a member, and the 2 planned to raise money with a GoFundMe.
“Recently, during celebrations following a New York Knicks finals win, Noureddine’s life was turned upside down,” the fundraiser description reads.
“His cab was vandalized, and he was reportedly assaulted and dragged from his vehicle by a crowd. In a matter of moments, the vehicle he was driving was severely damaged, leaving him facing an incredibly difficult situation.”
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“My friend, French Montana, sent me Noureddine Bitat’s story and we partnered with Noureddine’s union, the New York Taxi Workers Alliance to help restore his business and change his life!”
At publishing time the GoFundMe has reached $76,000 from over 2,000 donors.
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