"At one point, the older of the couple broke off a branch and threatened to throw it at cops, before demanding a vanilla diet Pepsi." -- the best NYC story of the week...no wait, of 2004! Countdown to Law & Order "ripped from the headlines" episode in 5...4...3...

See also the Gothamist post on this, including this L&O-worthy bon mot from New York's finest: "It's a treesome"!