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Teen girl stomped on NYC street shows a generation abandoned to phones and porn

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23.04.2026

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Teen girl stomped on NYC street shows a generation abandoned to phones and porn

Every generation has its “kids these days” moment.

Since the beginning of time, adults have looked at the next generation and wondered what went wrong, convinced that something fundamental has shifted for the worse.

Most of the time, that instinct says more about aging than it does about reality.

This time, it doesn’t.

What happened on the streets of East Harlem this week shook every New Yorker who saw — or even heard about — the attack.

A disturbing video shows a 14-year-old boy brutally assaulting a 15-year-old girl after she refused to give him her phone number.

It unfolded in broad daylight, just after school, on a public street.

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The boy blocked her path, threatened her, then grabbed her from behind, slammed her to the ground, and stomped on her head.

She was hospitalized with a concussion.

He was arrested and charged with assault.

That alone would be enough to horrify any........

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