City Parks Worker Busted For Chair Attack On Colleague In Queens

WOODSIDE, QUEENS -- A New York City Parks Department employee was arrested for attacking her colleague with a chair at a Queens playground on Thursday, police said.

Emerald Gentles, 28, swung her chair at a 55-year-old coworker after the two got into an argument during a training session at St. Michael's Playground in Woodside, an NYPD spokesman said.

The woman, whose left arm was hit by the chair, was taken to Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital for pain in her hand, authorities said.

Gentles was arrested just after 10:30 a.m. for the attack, cops said. Sh was charged with assault, criminal possession of a weapon, menacing and harassment.

She was arraigned Thursday evening in Queens County Criminal Court and released on her own recognizance. Her next court appearance is slated for Oct. 23.

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