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The 39-year-old victim was was walking just outside the park when the attacker confronted her near E. 66th St. and Fifth Ave. about 8:30 p.m. Saturday, police sources said.

A woman was sexually assaulted at knifepoint in Central Park, police said Sunday, the latest high-profile disturbing crime in Manhattan's iconic green space.

The corpse was found buried in Rockaway Community Park near Beach 58th St. and Almeda Ave. in the Rockaways about 9:40 p.m. Saturday, police said.

The MTA plans to put its fare checking teams back on city buses following a thorough look into the teams' training sparked by two violent confrontations in recent months, NYC Transit President Demetrius Crichlow said Monday.

NEW YORK — The MTA plans to put its fare checking teams back on city buses following a thorough look into the teams' training sparked by two violent

Rogelio Lozano Garita, 26, is accused of killing 35-year-old Seraphina Pereira, who was found decomposing in Rockaway Community Park near Beach 58th St. and Almeda Ave. in the Rockaways about 9:40 p.m. Saturday. Five days earlier she had gone missing from her home a few blocks away.

The victim was stabbed multiple times in the upper body on Sedgwick Ave. near University Ave. in Highbridge about 11:10 p.m. Monday, cops said. He was rushed by medics to Lincoln Hospital but could not be saved.

Lt. Nikolaos Stefopoulos claimed he used “literally almost no force” against the suspect, Brian Marchany, as two other officers were trying to handcuff him during the 2024 arrest. A bystander captured the kick on video and posted it on X.

NEW YORK — An NYPD lieutenant has been docked 20 days' pay for kicking a motorist in the head following a 100 mph car chase in Manhattan — even

“The NYPD has increased patrols in Central Park,” an NYPD spokesperson said in a statement. “As with any part of the city, we remind everyone to always be aware of their surroundings and to remain vigilant.”