Police Blotter
Cyclist goes on
attack in Union
An e-bike rider attacked a pedestrian
near Union Square last month, offi cials
said.
On Saturday, Dec. 7, around 4:30
p.m., a 29-year-old male victim was
walking in a crosswalk at East 14th
Street and Fourth Avenue. Another
man, riding an e-bike, stopped in front
of the pedestrian and allegedly said,
“Why did you cut me off?”
The bike rider then allegedly spat in
the victim’s face, police said, before following
the victim and striking him on
the arm with a U-Lock, breaking the
victim’s wrist and hand.
The attacker then fl ed on foot, leaving
the e-bike behind. The victim was
taken by EMS to Mount Sinai Beth Israel
Hospital, where he was treated and
released.
— Gabe Herman
Deli robbery on
Avenue B
There was a robbery at an East Village
deli on Wednesday, Jan. 8, police
said. Around 11:20 p.m., at 106 Ave.
B, two men entered the location, with
one allegedly displaying a knife and demanding
cash from the 45-year-old employee
behind the register. One of the
robbers then took $200 in cash from
the register, offi cials said, and they
both fl ed uptown on Avenue B. There
were no injuries reported.
— Gabe Herman
Coffee shop theft on Mercer Street Attacker cuffed for
subway assault
A man was arrested after an assault
inside the subway station at Eighth Avenue
and West 14th Street, police said.
On Friday, Jan. 10, around 12:40
a.m., a 24-year-old male victim told
police that he was punched several
times in the face by another man while
walking on the platform. The punches
caused bleeding and a laceration to the
left side of the victim’s face, according
to police.
The victim approached a police offi
cer in the station, and a canvass was
conducted where the victim was able to
identify the alleged attacker.
Police said that Gregory Edwards Jr.,
40, was arrested for misdemeanor assault.
The victim refused medical attention
at the scene.
— Gabe Herman
Delivery worker
hits employee
A delivery person assaulted an employee
at Popeyes at 252 Eighth Ave.,
according to police. On Dec. 29, around
2:15 p.m., a 22-year-old male employee
got into an argument with an Uber Eats
delivery person, offi cials said. The dispute
escalated and the delivery person
allegedly put the employee in a choke
hold and punched him on the side of
the head. He then fl ed in an unknown
direction. The victim refused medical
attention.
— Gabe Herman
There was a morning burglary at
Think Coffee at 248 Mercer St., on
Saturday, Dec. 14, police said. Around
7:15 a.m., a man gained entry to the
shop through an unlocked door, according
Smiling attacker stabs man in pk.
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
Police need the public’s help in
fi nding an amused assailant
who brutally stabbed a man
sleeping on a Manhattan park bench
last month — then smiled at him before
fl eeing.
Law enforcement sources said the
dastardly attack happened at 4:30
a.m. on Dec. 24 inside of East River
Park, near the intersection of East 10th
Street and the FDR Drive.
According to authorities, the 38-
year-old victim was sleeping on the
bench when the culprit approached
and repeatedly stabbed him in the back
and left arm.
When the victim woke up, cops
said, he spotted the suspect putting on
a black ski mask and head out of the
park toward a footbridge. After getting
to the crossing, authorities said,
he took the mask off and smiled at the
victim, then ran into the nearby Jacob
Riis Housing Developments.
The incident was reported to the 7th
and 9th Precincts. Paramedics brought
the victim to Bellevue Medical Center
in stable condition.
On Jan. 13, the NYPD released
video footage of the perpetrator behind
the Christmas Eve assault. Police
to offi cials. Once inside, he allegedly
entered an employees’ section
and took $640 worth of transit checks,
before fl eeing.
— Gabe Herman
described him as a black man between
25 and 35 years of age, standing 5 feet,
11 inches tall and weighing about 170
pounds. He was last seen wearing a
black hooded sweater, gray sweatpants
and light-colored sneakers.
Anyone with information regarding
his whereabouts can call Crime Stoppers
at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial
888-57-PISTA).
Violent attack in Hell’s Kitchen
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
Police released on Saturday disturbing
video of a man pummeling a 63-yearold
woman with his fi sts and luggage
on a Manhattan street early New Year’s
morning.
Cops said the attack occurred at a minute
past midnight on Jan. 1 in the area of
10th Avenue and West 51st Street in Hell’s
Kitchen.
According to authorities, the victim was
walking through the area when the suspect approached and accosted her. The
video shows the suspect knocking the woman to the ground, striking her with
his rolling luggage and then throwing punches at her before walking away.
The incident was reported to the NYPD Midtown South Precinct. The victim
suffered facial injuries.
Anyone with information regarding the suspect’s whereabouts can call
Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA).
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