Sexual Assault with a Knife in New York Central Park!
In New York's famous Central Park, a 39-year-old woman was sexually assaulted with a knife threat. Police are searching for the suspect.
A sexual assault on a woman occurred in Central Park in New York City on Saturday evening. According to police, the incident happened shortly after 20:30 on 24 October 2026 near East 66th Street and Fifth Avenue in the park. An unidentified man approached a 39‑year‑old woman, brandished a knife, and then assaulted her.
The injured woman was taken to hospital.
After the assault, it was reported that the woman taken to hospital was in stable condition. Police said no one had yet been detained in connection with the incident. No comprehensive details about the suspect's identity or other aspects of the case were released in the initial statements. The investigation continues.
Sexual assault incidents in Central Park have increased.
According to data from the New York Police Department (NYPD), four rape incidents have been reported in the Central Park Police District during 2026 to date. The same period last year recorded three cases. The latest incident emerged as the second assault reported within a week on the park's east side.
Security statement from New York officials.
New York City Council President Julie Menin, in a statement on the X platform, said that everyone living in the city should feel safe. Menin, reminding that the suspect had not yet been apprehended, expressed confidence that the police would act swiftly to locate the attacker and bring them to justice.
Council Member Virginia Maloney also drew attention to the fact that a second attack had been reported in the eastern section of Central Park within a week. Maloney, who said she had been running in the park, emphasized that women should feel safe in the park at all hours of the day.
A week earlier, another woman had been attacked.
A few days before the latest incident in Central Park, on October 18, another assault and robbery was reported near West 93rd Street and West Drive. A 32‑year‑old woman speaking to CBS News New York said her headphones fell to the ground as she rode her bike home from work. She said that while she stopped to pick them up, a man repeatedly punched her, and two other people grabbed her.
Three suspects were reported to have fled the scene with the woman's backpack. No one has yet been detained in connection with the incident.
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