NYPD Hunts For Suspect In Riverside Park Rape Attempt
The NYPD asked for the public's help in identifying a man suspected of an attempted rape Friday night in Manhattan's Riverside Park.
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The NYPD asked for the public's help in identifying a man suspected of an attempted rape Friday night in Manhattan's Riverside Park.
"One side of the scaffold started to slip very fast. I don't know what happened or why. It just started to slip very fast," said Anmar Mohammed of Astoria.
The NYPD is looking for a man who allegedly committed rape in Brooklyn on April 6th. In the area of Stanhope Street and Wyckoff Avenue, the man grabbed a 37-year-old woman and raped her on the steps of the L Train subway station, police said.
Some tourists are finding themselves out in the cold during this warm weekend. They booked rooms for this weekend at what they thought was a hotel on West 73rd Street in Manhattan, but when they tried to check in they were turned away.
The National Weather Service said that Suffolk County and eastern Nassau County are experiencing severe drought conditions. And no soaking rainfall is in the forecast in the near future.
The Mets and the American Red Cross are hosting their second annual blood drive today at Citi Field. The event runs from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., and the American Red Cross said it only takes about an hour to provide help that can save a life.
An early-morning fire on Saturday in the Gramercy section of Manhattan sent hundreds of hotel guests out into the street. No one was hurt, but the ordeal put a wrinkle in the evening for a wedding party from the United Kingdom.
Do you have any spicy tuna sushi in the fridge? Well beware, because there's a big salmonella scare. 116 people nationwide -- 24 in New York -- have gotten salmonella after eating sushi, including nine in Suffolk County and two in Nassau County.
A five-year old girl is fighting for her life after being stabbed in her home in the Bronx. The child was running with the knife when she fell and impaled herself in the chest, police said.
A brick and cinder block retaining wall fell to the ground in Bushwick after the young boys tried to go over the wall in pursuit of their basketball.
Police said 26-year-old Karl Vanderwoude, the suspect dubbed as the "well-dressed groper, was arrested and charged with unlawful surveillance and forcible touching.
"He's one of us. His job is very important in the Police Department," officer Wayne Rothschild said of his partner, 6-year-old German Shepard Danz.
New York State Sen. Tony Avella, of Queens, is promoting a proposal that would require the city to tax gasoline sales at a flat rate, rather than as a percentage of the price per gallon.
At one point, the flames from the 2-alarm fire were 20 feet in the air and encompassed tree limbs and trunks.
Seventeen magazine polled readers and found a typical price for a dress to be $231, plus $45 for shoes and $23 for a handbag.
