A now-viral video shared Monday appeared to show a couple allegedly having sex under a blanket at a crowded park in New York City, with kids nearby.
The Tiktok video, which was taken in Battery Park, showed what appeared to be two unidentified people writhing under a black blanket while children played nearby and other parkgoers sat or stood by. One of the children stared at the scene as an older woman pulled her away, while a young woman held her palm to her mouth in shock. The video has garnered over 52 million views as of the time of this report.
“[O]nly in New York,” read one caption of the video, with another reading, “trying to enjoy a beautiful sunday [sic] afternoon in nyc…”
@girlsorwomen only in new york #newyorkcity ♬ Dolce Nonna – Wayne Jones & Amy Hayashi-Jones
“In the middle of the park in broad daylight with hundreds of ppl around is crazy,” a commenter replied to the post.
“Why did I think it was some sort of performance art,” another said.
“This is why I don’t live in nyc because curiosity would’ve gotten the better of me and I would’ve ripped the blanket off,” another commented.
Another video, shared Thursday and viewed three million times, appeared to show the couple still under the sheet as dusk fell. (RELATED: Teen Caught Naked With Married Teacher, Makes Run For It In Underwear: Cops)
@ammepooh #stitch with @✨️ Myriam ✨️what are they doing??? allday??? #blanket couple #couple #blanketcouple #nyc #blanket ♬ original sound – tdliche0
“As a New Yorker, does that surprise me? No,” commented ammepooh, the TikTok user who uploaded the second video. “As a parent, as a [sic] educator, I’m like, Oh my God, they need to be brought up on some tribunal. Like, did you not get taught better than that?”
“I’m from SF, and I’m not a bit surprised,” a commenter, referencing San Francisco, responded to the second video.
“I want to see those blanket people in NYC be hit with sex offender charges for having sex in front of children I am so serious. Our society is so fucking gross,” a Twitter user tweeted.
New York State has laws against public indecency.