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Women Targeted by Man Using Rented Bike Police are searching for this man who allegedly used a Citibike to rob women. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein Manhattan Voice May 31, 2023  MANHATTAN - A Citibike riding robber has been using the rent a bike to rip high-end headphones off the heads of women in NYC, cops said.  Investigators are looking for the same man linked to at least three cases on the Upper East Side and the Upper West Side. Police released surveillance video of the suspect who is seen riding a Citibike.  The first incident took place at around 2:45 pm on April 6. Cops said a 20-year-old woman was walking in front of 45 East 72 Street when a man riding a gray Citibike rode up alongside her. The man ripped the headphones off the woman’s head and drove off down East 72nd Street.  The woman was not injured.  Cops said the headphones are valued at $595.   Two incidents took place on April 24- one on the Upper East Side and the ot...

NEW YORK – The Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo, and the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) are partnering to raise funds for children battling illness, by supporting 27 runners representing CHAM in the TCS New York City Marathon.   Every year, Montefiore gathers a team of CHAMpions to run the 26.2-mile route and raise critical funds that support children undergoing treatments at CHAM. This year, The Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation is partnering with CHAM to bolster the runners’ fundraising efforts. The goal is to increase donations that are dedicated to helping children with their medical care, such as advanced pain management therapies. The funding will also go to addressing social needs families may face, like assistance with academic support while children are hospitalized and transportation costs for families going to and from appointments.   Anthony understands how import...

Memorial Day Stabbing Inside Park in the Bowery Leaves Residents Shocked for the Randomness of Attack Police are searching for this man for an apparent random attack in lower Manhattan. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Manhattan Voice  May 30, 2023  MANHATTAN - A Memorial Day random attack saw a man beaten and stabbed inside a park in the Bowery.  At around 1 pm on May 29, a 24-year-old man was inside Sara D. Roosevelt Park, opposite 68A Forsyth Street. Cops say an unknown man walked up to the victim and punched him in the face. Then he began to repeatedly slash the victim with an unknown object.   The attacker then fled on a black bicycle. He was last seen heading westbound on Hester Street.  The victim was rushed by EMS to Bellevue Hospital where he is listed in stable condition.  Police did not provide a motive for the vicious attack. One news report described the suspect as a thief and suggested the beating and stabbing could have stemme...

The NYPD released this photo of missing teen Alfa Barrie, 11, who left his home at 4 p.m. on May 12, and his body was recovered from the Hudson River on May 20. -Photo courtesy of the NYPD By David Greene  Bronx Voice  May 30, 2023 NEW YORK - Multiple questions remain as the NYPD continues to investigate the tragic drowning death of two teens-- one recovered from the Harlem River, while the other was retrieved days later in the Hudson River on the other side of Manhattan Island. Police officials stated that Alfa Barrie, 11, was last seen leaving his residence on East 167 Street in the Bronx at 4 p.m. on May 12. On May 16, the NYPD reported that 13-year-old Garrett Warren, of West 143 Street in Manhattan was reported missing on May 14, after police were informed that the child left his home at 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 13. Police say Garrett Warren, 13, left his Harlem home at 1:30 a.m. on May 13, while his body was discovered in the Harlem River on May 18. -Ph...