What to Know
- Police are searching for a man accused of grabbing a 31-year-old woman earlier this month and raping her in a Manhattan basement
- She was lost and asking for directions Oct. 6 when the man grabbed her near West 51st Street, between Eighth and Ninth avenues, cops say
- She suffered bruising to her right arm, back and right leg. The suspect fled northbound on Broadway at 52nd Street
The NYPD has released new surveillance video of a man wanted for questioning in the rape of a 31-year-old woman who was lost and asking for directions in midtown Manhattan earlier this month.
The woman from Yonkers had gotten lost in Manhattan on Oct. 6, shortly before 1 a.m., and was asking for directions when police say the stranger grabbed her by the arm and led her down to a building's basement entrance between Eighth and Ninth avenues on 51st Street. Then he raped her.
The victim suffered bruising to her right arm, back and right leg, police said. She was taken to a hospital in stable condition.
Police previously released surveillance video that shows the man they want to question in the area of Broadway and 52nd Street. On Tuesday, authorities released new surveillance video (above) of the man in a convenience store.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
