Police Blotter
Man dies after being
hit by car in Hell’s
Kitchen: NYPD
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
A man died on Tuesday morning after he was hit by a car in
Hell’s Kitchen.
At 8:08 a.m. on June 1, the NYPD responded to a 911
call regarding a motor vehicle collision with a pedestrian struck
on West 42nd Street near 11th Avenue. Upon their arrival, offi cers
found a 44-year-old man who had been hit by a car, unconscious
with trauma to his head.
EMS rushed the victim to NYC Health and Hospitals/Bellevue,
where he was pronounced dead. His identity is being withheld
pending family notifi cation.
The driver remained at the scene following the incident. The
investigation is ongoing by the New York City Police Department’s
Highway Patrol Collision Investigation Squad.
Suspect cuffed for fatal stabbing
at Lower East Side skating park
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Bigot bashes woman with cane at 1 train station
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
Cops need the public’s help in fi nding the brute who
bashed a young woman at a Morningside Heights
subway station last month — the latest in a string of
recent hate crimes targeting Asian New Yorkers.
The NYPD released on Wednesday morning images of
the suspect behind the hate crime that occurred at 6:45
a.m. on May 12 at the 116th Street-Columbia University
station, near the corner of Broadway and West 116th
Street.
According to law enforcement sources, the bigot confronted
the 23-year-old woman on the platform and began
swinging his walking cane at her. He struck the victim
with the weapon multiple times about her head and hip.
Cops said he then boarded an arriving Bronx-bound 1
train and fl ed the scene.
The incident was reported to the 26th Precinct and
the NYPD Transit Bureau. The victim suffered pain and
swelling, but refused medical attention.
the victim was discovered on the
pavement inside the LES Coleman
Skate Park, near the corner
of Monroe and Pike Streets, at
about 7:42 a.m. on May 28. According
to police sources, a school
bus driver spotted the injured victim
and called 911 for assistance.
Offi cers from the 5th Precinct
found the wounded victim, who
had been stabbed multiple times
about the body. A homemade
sharp object was also located near
the victim, sources familiar with
the investigation said.
Paramedics rushed the victim
to NewYork-Presbyterian Lower
Manhattan Hospital, where
he was pronounced dead. The
NYPD withheld the victim’s identity,
pending family notifi cation.
No information was available
about a possible suspect description,
Following a preliminary investigation, the case was
presented to the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force, which
has been busy looking into anti-Asian incidents across the
city throughout the year. In March 2021 alone, there were
31 anti-Asian hate crimes reported citywide — an infi nite
increase from the prior year, when no such incidents were
reported in March 2020.
Regarding the Morningside Heights attack, police
describe the suspect as a 60-year-old man with a dark
complexion, standing about 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighing
about 150 pounds, with a medium build, brown eyes,
close cut salt-and-pepper hair, a mustache and a goatee.
He was last seen wearing a dark colored jacket, dark
colored sweatpants and white sneakers.
Anyone with information regarding his 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.
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
Police arrested a Lower East
Side man who allegedly
stabbed a 27-year-old man
to death inside a neighborhood
park on Friday morning.
William Rivera, 24, of Chrystie
Street was booked June 1 on murder
and criminal possession of a
weapon charges.
Law enforcements source said
The suspect behind a hate-filled attack
at the 116th Street-Columbia University train
station on May 12, 2021.
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