Disgusting.

'SHOCKING VIDEO: NYC Halal Food Cart Worker Catches Pigeon with His Bare
Hands, Bags It, and Returns to His Cart with It'

<https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/01/shocking-video-nyc-halal-food-cart-worker-captured/>

'A disturbing incident has emerged from Queens, New York, where a halal
food cart worker was filmed capturing a pigeon with his bare hands and
placing it into a plastic bag before returning to the cart.

A commuter waiting for a bus, identified as Oriana Winchester Biersack,
witnessed the worker feeding pigeons before attempting to grab one from
the flock, according to the New York Post.

After a failed attempt, the worker succeeded in capturing a pigeon,
which he then placed into a plastic bag and took back to the food cart.

Biersack recorded the event and expressed her disgust on social media.

“Omg, I can’t believe what I just saw!” Biersack wrote on her Instagram
account.

“Please don’t buy food from this food truck! He throws food scraps to
the pigeons and then he captures the pigeons to sell them! I swear I
have seen crazy but this tops it all! This food truck is located in
Queens, New York, at the corner of Queens Blvd and Junction Blvd, across
from the Rego Park mall, right in front of TD Bank. Spread the word
guys! I am beyond disgusted!” she added.

The video quickly went viral, amassing over 15 million views on
Instagram alone.

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“After that, I saw him grab water and he was rinsing his hand and
swishing water in his mouth … He was sticking his fingers into his mouth
and scrubbing his teeth with his fingers,” Biersack told The Post.

“I was shocked at what I was seeing but I didn’t record the rest,”
Biersack said, adding that she reported the incident to the city’s
Department of Health.

One of the cart’s workers, Muhammad Mola, mentioned that the individual
involved was a ‘temporary worker from Bangladesh’ who was ‘unfamiliar
with local laws and customs.’

Mola claimed that the worker was attempting to rescue a pigeon with
tied-up legs.

“In our country everyone loves pigeons,” Mola told The Post.

Pigeon meat, known as “kobutor” in Bengali, is considered a delicacy in
Bangladesh.

Pigeon meat is available for purchase through various online grocery
platforms in Bangladesh, such as Foodpanda, Shwapno, and Chaldal.

In rural areas, pigeon farming is relatively common, and dishes
featuring pigeon are often seen as a symbol of hospitality and
tradition.

Following the incident, the Department of Health conducted an inspection
of the cart and found “no evidence of pigeons” or related health
violations.

Despite this, numerous residents filed complaints citing unsanitary
conditions, and the cart received several one-star reviews referencing
the viral video.

This incident comes on the heels of recent controversies involving
immigrants and their interactions with animals.

In September 2024, during a presidential debate, President Donald Trump
claimed that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were abducting and
consuming pets.

He stated, “In Springfield, they’re eating the dogs. The people that
came in, they’re eating the cats.”

As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, livid citizens confronted
local officials during a recent City Commission meeting in Springfield,
Ohio. They accused them of ignoring revolting crimes being committed by
Haitian migrants against innocent animals in their town.

One resident recalled witnessing Haitians “grabbing up ducks by their
necks, decapitating them, and walking off with them to eat.”

Others revealed how the massive influx of immigrants, thanks to border
czar Kamala Harris, has drained Springfield’s resources and turned a
once-safe city into a crime-ridden hell.

One Springfield resident even claimed she spotted a cat hanging from a
branch and being carved up for food by Haitian immigrants'