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Citizen Video - Arrested for Waving Knife in Bowery Officers take a man into custody for allegedy waving around a knife near the FDR Drive. -Photo by Citizen app By Dan Gesslein Manhattan Voice October 31, 2024 Follow @x MANHATTAN - A man seen waving a knife near the FDR Drive was busted by cops early this morning, Citizen app is reporting.  At around, 7:50 am on October 31, police responded to reports of a man waving a knife in front of a school at 442 E Houston St. Officers on the scene did not find the man near the school.  A search found the suspect near East Houston Street and the FDR Drive. There they found the man waving a knife, cops reported. The man was taken into custody without incident.  Citizen app video shows the officers swarming around the location while the man was arrested.  No injuries were reported at this time. 

Uses Razor Scooter for Getaway The NYPD is searching for this man who assaulted a female employee when he shoplifted bottles of dish soap.  -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein ManhattanVoice October 31, 2024  NEW YORK - Cops are looking for a man who attacked a Dollar Tree worker for trying to stop him from stealing a case of dish soap.  At around 1 pm on October 17, the male dressed in a black hoodie, walked into the Dollar Tree store at 6410 Amboy Road, on Staten Island. There cops said the man scooped up 20 bottles of dish soap and tried to leave the store without paying.  A 21-year-old female employee tried to stop the shoplifter from leaving. However, the robber pushed her down before running out of the store. Once outside, the thief hopped on a razor scooter and kicked himself away from the location.  The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect. He is described as a male with a light complexion and thin build. He was last seen wearing a black ...

Commuters wanting paratransit options have a new place for evaluations — but many say the entire process is outdated anyway. By Jose Martinez This article originally appeared in The City. NEW YORK - New Yorkers with disabilities who live in Manhattan no longer have to travel as far as the South Shore of Staten Island for Access-A-Ride eligibility screenings. The MTA on Wednesday opened the first assessment center in the borough since January 2022, when a center on West 13th Street stopped performing evaluations for new and existing paratransit users. Located at 3 Stone Street, around the corner from the transit agency’s Lower Manhattan headquarters, the new center offers screenings for people whose disabilities may restrict or prevent them from taking trains and buses. "It is very welcome,” said Tina Hansen, 64, who last month trekked from her Lower East Side home to Tottenville on Staten Island for an in-person assessment. “I wish they had done it sooner, but her...

Man Dressed Like Food Delivery Worker Sought for Attempt Rape in Central Park The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with an attempted rape in Central Park. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein Manhattan Voice October 30, 2024 Follow @x MANHATTAN - The NYPD has released new photos of a would-be rapist who attacked a woman in Central Park. The new images clearly shows the suspect carrying a insulated food delivery bag on his back.  At around 5 am on October 26, a 38-year-old woman was walking in the vicinity of 85 East Drive in the northern tip of the park. Cops said the suspect rode up to her and then pushed the woman over a metal fence.  The attacker then repeatedly punched the woman in the face and tried to rape her, investigators said. However, the suspect hopped on his e-bike and rode off without raping her.  Cops said he drove out of the park and fled northbound on 5th Avenue.  EMS transported the victim to an area hospital where she was trea...

Following a Manhattan rally where the Republican presidential nominee and supporters bashed immigrants, Puerto Rico and Democrat Kamala Harris, the criminally indicted mayor refused to address questions on Donald Trump or his mass deportation vow. By Yoav Gonen , and Rachel Kahn This article originally appeared in The City. Follow @x NEW YORK - At his weekly briefing with reporters Tuesday, Mayor Eric Adams took digs at the media, his competitors for next year’s mayoral primary, and, not for the first time, City Comptroller Brad Lander. But with just one week to go before the presidential election, Adams declined to say anything negative about former President Donald Trump — and refused to answer even factual questions, such as when the two last spoke. “Give me another question, please,” he told his staffer after that inquiry, before adding to the reporter: “You lost your opportunity.” The briefing came just days after a huge Trump rally at Madison Square Garden, at ...

VIDEO - Walks Out of Store with Baby Stroller Full of Stolen Groceries The NYPD is searching for this woman in connection with an assault on a supermarket worker who tried prevent her shoplifting. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Manhattan Voice  October 30, 2024  Follow @x NEW YORK - Cops are looking for a shoplifter who loaded up a stroller full of stolen items and attacked a clerk who tried to stop her.  At around 10:30 am on October 1, the woman was walking through a supermarket in 2040 Forest Avenue in Staten Island. Cops said she removed various items off the shelves and put them in her baby stroller. When she tried to leave the store without paying she was confronted by a 25-year-old store employee.  Cops said the shoplifter repeatedly punched the worker in the face and then fled. The victim sustained injuries but refused medical attention.  The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect pushing the carriage out the front of the store ...