State Sen. Steve Chan (R-Brooklyn) bravely stepped in and diffused a violent street brawl between three men in South Brooklyn, according to a video posted to Facebook this week.
The clip shows Chan, a retired Marine and NYPD sergeant, getting in between a group of men, one bloodied, allegedly after a fistfight.
“New Yorkers who are caught in the crosshairs of fights turn away because of fear. Not me,” Chan said in a statement.
“I will continue to ensure our streets of South Brooklyn are safe no matter what it takes. Once a cop, always a cop,” he said.
According to his office, the senator witnessed three men brawling in the street and spotted a knife lying on the ground as he emerged from a meeting.
Chan, seeing nobody intervening, calmly walked between the men, trying to deescalate the situation as the men continued shouting, with one seen throwing a punch, the footage shows.
“I took an oath to serve and protect this country — and this city —and that commitment is something that I take very seriously,” Chan said.
Cops arrived moments later, former Councilmember Ari Kagan, who posted the video, wrote.
“The senator walked into danger instead of staying away from it, bare handed and unarmed – with calm and steely composure, using the skills he learned as a cop on the streets of the Lower East Side. And took control of the dangerous situation,” Kagan wrote.
“That’s strength in leadership. Cool, calm, strong, fearless,” he added.
