Alec Baldwin arrested after allegedly punching a man for a parking spot

Alec Baldwin.
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Actor Alec Baldwin was arrested Friday after allegedly punching a man over a Manhattan parking spot, police told NBC News.

The 60-year-old actor is in custody after the fight in New York's East Village, a police spokesman said. The victim, a 49-year-old man, was taken to the hospital but is conscious, per the Washington Examiner. Baldwin apparently punched the man after he stole a parking spot from Baldwin, witnesses tell NBC 4 New York.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.