By Gus Saltonstall
A woman was attacked and robbed in Central Park on Sunday night, a police spokesperson told West Side Rag.
A 32-year-old woman was walking around 9:45 p.m. along East Drive near 90th Street, when three men approached her and hit her in the head multiple times, NYPD said. The trio then grabbed her backpack and fled the park toward Fifth Avenue, NYPD added.
The woman refused medical attention at the scene, police said.
There are no arrests, and the investigation remains ongoing, NYPD said.
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NYC life 101: Stay out of parks after dark unless you have a large dog.
I was attacked in Riverside Park in 2019 while walking a 55 lb. pit bull (not hurt, not robbed) so unfortunately when dealing with people mentally ill or on drugs, the large dog is not a deterrent.
…or are armed. That’s where we are now.
Adding guns will only make a situation worse for all involved.
Didnt an armed bystander stop the school shooter in Oregon?
Central Park used to be much more dangerous. I’m a lifelong New Yorker who would never at any time in the past have gone into the park after dark unless there was a scheduled event, certainly not alone or even in a pair. I’m always a little shocked that people do, which is not to blame the victims or excuse criminals.
For the love of god, can we please stop comparing today’s situation to the 70s or 80s!
It was much much safer only a few years ago!
Here we go… another story to get the Anxious Annies all worked up.
Correct nothing to see here.
Having armed guards at grocery stores is perfectly normal.
How tone deaf!
There were other robberies on the east side of the park committed by three guys. Same ones?
I would never walk alone in Central Park after dark!! It’s too risky in my opinion.
When will people learn not to walk in the park at night, especially alone?
Even if you’re a man, even if you’re riding a bike.
i am in the park every night at 4 am and the scariest things are the coyotes.
what are you afraid of?
I’m very sorry for this woman. That must have been a horrifying experience. That being said, I don’t understand why a person would enter a poorly lit, sparsely populated area with innumerable hiding places after dark unless they absolutely had to. Perhaps she had to. I don’t know her story. But for those of us who do have a choice, don’t do that. It’s reckless. Things could go badly.
I agree and I’m glad we can finally post things in this theme with less “stop the victim blaming!” in the comments. That the parks are less safe at night is perhaps just pattern recognition, not victim blaming
Vote better and be able to walk in the park at night.
Central Park Precinct crime is up 30% this year for the stat watchers. The 24 is up 10%. The 20th Precinct is about flat, but with a worrying 68% increase in felony assaults.
Last year after a publicized crime there were police officers along paths in the park at night. That lasted two or three days.
We(2 people) were walking on the East Drive after dark on Saturday night from the Met south bound to 59th (The Plaza Hotel is closing for 4 years!).
With a whole NYPD police precinct for our Central Park. I didn’t notice any police presence at all.
The Krasner/ Pollock show was very good. Go see it.