The robber snuck up behind the woman walking in the West Village and dragged her by the hair to the ground, police said.
A new trove of NYPD records shows the three West Village police members who have been found culpable of misconduct.
A Greenwich Village mugger robbed a man then took his stolen credit card to a nearby pizzeria, according to the NYPD.
Instead of a simple trip for chicken, two people were left with cuts to the face, ears and knees at a Greenwich Village Popeye's, cops said.
Police are looking for a man who snatched items from a Ride Aid at 543 Hudson St. on three different occasions.
Scott Blake was arrested Wednesday in connection to grabbing seven butts in the West Village, East Village, and Chelsea, NYPD said.
Police are looking for a man who attempted to rob a Verizon Store on Monday at 462 Avenue of the Americas, police said.
Police are looking for two men after a person was stabbed Monday morning in Washington Square Park, NYPD said.
Ivy Woodburn, 65, was taken to Bellevue Hospital for minor head injuries, a police spokeswoman told Patch.
A group of people have a new wardrobe after successfully getting away with nearly $30,000 in clothes from the Lululemon on 14th Street.
A woman was walking near West Street and West 11th Street, when she was attacked from behind by a man on a bike, NYPD said.
Scotch & Soda, Bonobos and Christian Louboutin were all hit in the fashion-forward robbery spree, police said.
The 58-year-old was hospitalized at Bellevue after the attack, police said.
Police asked for help finding 79-year-old Jayne Haynes, who went missing from her West Village home on Thursday.
Ro Malabanan, a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, called on New Yorkers to help each other when faced with a similar situation.
Police are looking for two men who broke through a glass front door and robbed a 7-Eleven in Lower Manhattan.
The man grabbed six peoples' butts on July 20 and 21 in the West Village, East Village, and Chelsea, said the NYPD.
The would-be armed robber shot fired a single shot before fleeing the family, according to the NYPD.
The robber snatched 10 phones in the West Village area between July 12 and July 17, police said.
A slasher killed a homeless man July 5 in a West Village Park and stabbed two more in Midtown and the Upper East Side this week, cops said.
Police released photo Tuesday night of a man wanted for the Christopher Street attack on June 9.
A 34-year-old man was fatally stabbed in the stomach in the Hudson River Greenway early Tuesday morning, according to police.
The slashing happened at Wicked Willy's, a popular bar at 149 Bleecker St., a police spokesperson told Patch.
Two men made multiple anti-gay statements before punching a man in the face in the West Village, police said on Thursday.
Madeline Barker was arrested for assault and harassment as a hate crime for her actions last weekend in the West Village, police said.
The NYPD Hate Crime Task Force is investigating the assault caught on video this weekend, police said.
Police said Monday night they are looking for a man connected to a recent slashing on Sixth Avenue in Greenwich Village.
A fire broke out early Tuesday morning within the basement of 533 Hudson St., an FDNY spokesperson told Patch.
Masked robbers are pepper-spraying New Yorkers in a citywide crime spree that has seen terrified workers attacked, police say.
The man was shot in broad daylight in a moving subway car occupied by other passengers, according to police.
Police are looking for two men who are wanted in connection with two recent robberies in Lower Manhattan.
Samer Abdalla, 28, was found stabbed to death at Sixth Avenue and West Fourth Street early Friday morning, police said.
Attackers repeatedly punched in the face a straphanger waiting for an F train in the West Village station, police said Wednesday.
The NYPD has been looking for the suspect since March 27, when a man riding a bike attacked a woman jogging near Pier 40 in Lower Manhattan.
Eleven days after the attack, NYPD released new photos of a man wanted in connection to sexually assaulting a woman in Greenwich Village.
The stolen goods from Greenwich Village buildings include an electric scooter, a tablet, a watch, and $1,500 in cash, police said.
The attacker riding a bike pushed the woman running on the Hudson River Greenway to the ground and choked her, police said.
The 19-year-old was attacked after he refused to share his weed, according to police and reports.
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