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McDonald’s in Brooklyn Announces That It Is ‘Carding’ Teenage Patrons To ‘Combat Crime’
March 3, 2025
A McDonald’s in Brooklyn has announced that it will begin “carding” (asking for ID) teenagers who patronize the store in an effort to combat what it is calling a severe uptick in crime.
Fox News reports that the facility in Flatbush, Brooklyn, is secured by a security guard who examines the identification of young people attempting to enter. The front door has a placard that reads, “No one under the age of 20 is allowed in this restaurant without a parent and proper identification.”
A resident, Sania Bolasingh, pointed out that this McDonald’s location had been having issues for years, so she’s unsurprised that this new policy was taking effect.
“If you’re from that area, you know that McDonald’s is horrible,” she explained. “People fight in there — it’s not just kids being kids. People get stabbed, a delivery worker got jumped, he passed out.”
Unlike its more gentrified sections, the Flatbush district of Brooklyn has a comparatively high crime rate. According to CrimeGrade, the Flatbush district — located south of the more glamorous Prospect Park — has an overall crime grade of “F,” with violent and property crime running rampant.
McDonald’s Isn’t the Only Fast-Food Restaurant Besieged by Crime
However, McDonald’s in Brooklyn isn’t the only fast-food restaurant besieged by crime. Recently, a popular In-N-Out Burger location in Oakland, California, was shuttered by the company because of the uptick in violent crime.
That’s what Lynsi Snyder revealed in an interview on Christmas Eve, according to FOX Business.
“I mean, there was a lot,” she said. “There was actually — gunshots went through the store, there was a stabbing, there was a lot. For the safety of our associates, we just felt like, this is not OK.”
The In-N-Out Burger heiress also claimed that police were slow to respond to requests for assistance, a point that COO Denny Warnick reinforced.
“Despite taking repeated steps to create safer conditions, our Customers and Associates are regularly victimized by car break-ins, property damage, theft, and armed robberies,” he said.
Last year, an Oakland Denny’s restaurant also shuttered following an increase in violent crime.
“The safety and well-being of Denny’s team members and value guests is our top priority,” a spokesperson for the company said at the time. “Weighing those factors, the decision has been made to close this location.”
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