VIDEO: Violent ‘Wolfpack’ Of More Than A Dozen Teens Storm Restaurant

Shocking video footage captured the terrifying moment when more than a dozen masked teens stormed a Queens restaurant in a violent burst of destruction that lasted less than a minute but left thousands in damages and a shaken community in its wake.

The attack took place at Fish Village, a Chinese restaurant located on the third floor of a building in College Point, Queens. Just after 8:15 p.m. on a Saturday night, as families were enjoying a quiet dinner, chaos erupted when a group of masked teens — described by onlookers as a “wolfpack” — burst into the dining area. Without saying a word, they began flipping tables, breaking chairs, smashing plates, and shattering windows.

Security footage from inside the restaurant shows stunned staff and customers looking on helplessly as the vandals tore through the dining room. An employee can be seen frozen in disbelief as the group ran off, leaving the space wrecked. Though the destruction lasted under a minute, it caused an estimated $20,000 in damage before the teens fled the scene.

Tony Hu, the manager of Fish Village, called 911, but by the time he got through to a dispatcher, the group was long gone. “From the time they entered to the time they left, it only took a minute. They didn’t say a word. We have no idea what was happening,” Hu told CBS News. “I was so worried they were going to harm my employees or customers. But it quickly became clear they just wanted to create as much damage as possible.”

Restaurant worker Tong Yi Hu, speaking to the New York Post in Mandarin, echoed those fears. “It was a bit frightening,” he said. “We have no idea what the cause was, and it was pretty nerve-wracking. It’s getting less and less safe.”

Video of the incident, posted on social media by community activist Yiatin Chu, quickly went viral. Chu, president of the Asian Wave Alliance, described the scene on X (formerly Twitter): “Fish Village, a restaurant in College Point, Qns was ransacked by a gang of masked kids in hoodies. We’ve fallen so low that there’s no expectation of consequences for this horrific attack on private property.”

That lack of consequences is a growing concern for many residents. Community figure and Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa didn’t hold back in his response. “This was a wolfpack, a bunch of teenage thugs rampaging through the restaurant,” Sliwa said. “Another Asian merchant gets treated like a speedbump. Your whole life is being put in front of you, and there’s nothing you can do about it.”

Sliwa, who once ran for mayor of New York City, said his volunteer crime-watch group will begin patrolling Fish Village to help deter further incidents. But he’s frustrated by what he sees as a broader failure in the justice system. “Nothing is going to happen to [the criminals],” he told the Post. “They will be charged as juveniles and be back out on the street. Their friends will see the video, and they will be treated as heroes in the ‘hood. This never used to happen in College Point. The city is out of control.”

The aftermath of the incident has left more than just broken furniture. Fish Village now faces the financial burden of repairs — and the reputational harm of being seen as unsafe. “Who wants to eat at a place that was just attacked by a violent mob?” one resident asked.

But this isn’t an isolated incident. In many neighborhoods across New York City, residents and business owners alike say they’re seeing more crime — and less accountability. Critics blame policies that release juvenile offenders with minimal consequences, creating what some describe as a revolving door of crime.

Indeed, the teens who trashed Fish Village didn’t seem worried about getting caught — because in today’s system, there’s little reason to be. Until that changes, community leaders say, the lawlessness will only get worse.