Midtown

Man Shatters More Than a Half-Dozen Storefronts in Midtown: Police

Police arrested a homeless man who has been throwing bricks and other objects into Midtown storefronts, authorities say.

Sergiu Sirbu, 35, is charged with 10 counts of criminal mischief, police said. The motive behind the vandalism wasn't immediately known, according to police.

Video released Thursday by the NYPD shows the man, allegedly Sirbu, shattering glass windows or doors at eight or more locations in the neighborhood.

The video from Friday evening shows the man casually walking up to the front of McGee’s Pub at 240 W. 55th St. and chucking a brick through a window.

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