Police blotter
Body of unidentified man found
floating in Central Park’s Swan
Lake: NYPD
BY EMILY
DAVENPORT
Police are investigating
the death of a man
who was found fl oating
in Central Park’s Swan
Lake on Labor Day.
Authorities say that at
12:27 p.m. on Sept. 7, offi -
cers responded to a 911 call
regarding a body fl oating
in the lake near East 59th
Street and Central Park
South. The FDNY pulled
the man’s body from the
water and brought him to
shore.
EMS responded to the
scene and pronounced the
victim, who has yet to be
identifi ed, dead on arrival.
The medical examiner
will determine the cause
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of death. At this time, it is
not clear if the victim was
injured prior to his death.
No arrests have been
made at this time. The
investigation is ongoing.
Dastardly duo sought for beating
up bus driver in the East Village
BY ROBERT
POZARYCKI
Police released video
footage Sunday morning
of two people who
beat up an MTA bus driver
who ejected them in the East
Village last week.
Law enforcement sources
said the attack happened
at 10:50 p.m. on Aug. 31 in
front of 51 Astor Place.
Moments earlier, according
to authorities,
the bus driver on the M2
route spotted the man and
woman making threats
to another passenger on
board. The driver then ordered
the pair off the bus at
the corner of East 8th and
Lafayette Streets.
The driver then stopped
the bus for a break at 51
Astor Place, where the two
ejected passengers forcibly
opened the front door.
Cops said the male suspect
then told the woman, “Beat
him up,” and the woman
punched the driver in the
face.
Following the attack, the
dastardly duo fl ed the scene
in an unknown direction.
The incident was reported
to the 9th Precinct.
The bus driver was treated
at New York Downtown
Hospital for minor injuries
to his head.
Cops described the
female assailant as having
a medium build and a
light complexion, standing
5 feet, 2 inches tall, with
brown hair. She was last
seen wearing a black face
mask, a blue shirt, blue
jeans and black sneakers
while carrying a large backpack
and pushing a piece of
luggage with wheels.
Police said the male suspect
had a light complexion
and a medium build,
standing 5 feet, 5 inches
tall, with black hair and a
PHOTOS COURTESY OF NYPD
The two suspects behind an Aug. 31, 2020 assault
on an MTA bus driver in the East Village.
Pair sought for stabbing man
on the Lower East Side
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
Cops are looking for two individuals
who stabbed a 45-year-old man on
the Lower East Side late on Sunday
night.
The reported assault happened at about
11:45 p.m. on Sept. 6 in the vicinity of
Rivington and Chrystie Streets, a short
distance from Sara D. Roosevelt Park.
Offi cers from the 5th Precinct responded
to a 911 call about the incident and found
the victim with stab wounds. The man,
who was conscious, told police he had been
attacked by two unidentifi ed individuals,
who had fl ed in an unknown direction.
black beard. He was last
seen wearing a dark baseball
cap, a white shirt, blue
jeans and black sneakers.
Anyone with information
regarding the suspects’
whereabouts can
call Crime Stoppers at
800-577-TIPS (for Spanish,
dial 888-57-PISTA). You
can also submit tips online
at nypdcrimestoppers.com,
or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
All calls and messages are
kept confi dential.
The assault was one
of three attacks on MTA
employees citywide that
occurred on Aug. 31-Sept.
1. Assaulting an MTA
employee is a felony punishable
by up to seven years in
prison upon conviction.
Police sources did not describe the
nature of the victim’s wounds. Paramedics
rushed him to a local hospital for treatment.
Law enforcement sources did not disclose
a possible motive for the attack, or a
description of the suspects.
The case has been presented to the
5th Precinct Detective Squad for further
investigation.
Anyone with information regarding
the stabbing can call Crime Stoppers
at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial
888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips
online at nypdcrimestoppers.com, or on
Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls and messages
are kept confi dential.
Bike-riding bigot hurls
anti-Asian slurs, then strikes
victim in Flatiron District
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
Cops need the public’s help in fi nding
the hateful man who yelled
anti-Asian slurs at a man and then
assaulted him with his bike in the Flatiron
District earlier this week.
The incident, however, has not yet been
classifi ed as a hate crime, according to a
police source.
Law enforcement sources said the bigot
shouted anti-Asian slurs at a 29-year-old
man and his female companion while riding
along Broadway near East 20th Street
at 8:28 p.m. on Sept. 2.
Moments later, authorities said, the
suspect then assaulted the man with his
bike and his backpack, then pedaled away
from the scene in an unknown direction.
The incident was reported to the 13th
Precinct. The victim did not suffer serious
injuries.
Police described the suspect as a Black
or Hispanic man in his 30s, standing between
5 feet, 8 inches and 5 feet, 11 inches
tall, and weighing between 210 and 230
pounds. He was last seen with shoulderlength
braids and wearing a white tanktop
and black pants.
On Sept. 4, the NYPD released video
footage of the perpetrator riding along
Broadway.
It’s the latest attack targeting Asian New
Yorkers during a year when hate crimes
against Asian Americans have surged citywide.
As of Aug. 18, there had been no fewer
than 21 anti-Asian hate crimes in New York
City since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
In August, the NYPD launched a Hate
Crimes Task Force specifi cally focused on
incidents targeting Asian New Yorkers.
Anyone with information regarding
the Sept. 2 incident can call Crime Stoppers
at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial
888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips
online at nypdcrimestoppers.com, or on
Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls and messages
are kept confi dential.
PHOTO COURTESY OF NYPD
The suspect behind a Sept. 2 assault in
the Flatiron District.
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