NYPD officials have just issued an alert about an assault which took place on the Upper West Side back in October, as the wanted individuals are still being sought. Police are hoping someone from the general public will be able to assist them in identifying and locating the suspects.
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According to the police report, the incident occurred on Wednesday, October 16 at about 5:55 p.m., when a 45-year-old man was approached by two unknown suspects on bicycles while he was walking in the vicinity of West 82nd Street and Central Park West.
“One of the individuals struck the victim multiple times in the head with his bicycle, causing lacerations to the victim’s head and face,” police write.
We asked the NYPD if the victim was already on the ground, and a police spokesperson told us he was only knocked on the ground after being struck in the head by the bike.
The suspects fled on their bikes southbound on Central Park West.
EMS responded and transported the victim to Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital in critical but stable condition.
Anyone with relevant information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website or by sending a direct message to @NYPDTips on Twitter.
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Oct. (2024 I suppose), a demonstration of how seriously the NYPD takes crimes committed with bikes and “bikes”.
Did the NYPD just find the photo?
Because this story involves bicycles, some will surely try to use it to complain about cycling in the city. But that’s like complaining about the Mets because someone used a baseball bat in a robbery. These guys aren’t cyclists — they’re criminals who happened to use bicycles when committing their crimes. That’s not to say that we don’t need better cycling infrastructure and enforcement — we do, because there are too many times when bad cycling, like bad driving, puts people at risk. But this ain’t that.
Lack of enforcement is a problem, but it would be less of a problem if bicyclists and e-bike drivers started by obeying basic traffic laws.
Fast moving peddle bicyclists are the worst, however their serious infractions are far fewer than those of e-bike drivers since few pebble bicyclists can maintain 25 MPH on a flat, and now in 2025 e-bikes vastly out number real bicycles.