‘Disorderly’ teens cause confusion at Queens Center Mall

The Queens Center Mall in 2018. Photo via Google Maps.

By Victoria Merlino

Police warned shoppers to stay away from the Queens Center Mall Friday afternoon, as approximately 200 kids gathered in the mall after a half-day at school.

#HappeningNow we have a large disturbance at @Queens_Center Mall. Half-day for our schools has brought a large # of youths to the mall and some are acting disorderly. Officers and Mall staff are acting quickly to restore normal conditions. For now please stay out of the area.

— NYPD 110th Precinct (@NYPD110Pct) November 22, 2019

Though the kids were originally there to see a fight that ended up not occuring, according to ABC7, someone starting throwing fake money off of a balcony, and teens caused confusion as they scrambled to pick it up.