Mad Men and Women
Upper East Side boutiques on Madison Avenue were targets of shoplifting and fraud recently.
Herve Leger, a boutique that sells the designer’s dresses, had thousands of dollars worth of merchandise stolen July 21. Police said that at 1:20 p.m., three women and a man in their mid-twenties entered the store on 804 Madison Ave. and East 68th Street. Read more
Worst Hangover
A drunk man was hit in the head with a chair at a diner July 16 when he mouthed off to the wrong guy. At 1:45 a.m. in a diner on 1715 Second Ave. and East 89th Street, the night manager told police that a customer was drunk and loudly complaining about the service. Another customer said, “Why don’t you shut up?” The drunken man, a 24-year-old who lives on Third Avenue and East 91st Street, confronted the perturbed customer, who walloped him in the head with the seat. The man fled with a woman, but he was caught on camera and left a receipt.
City Worker Assaulted
A Department of Transportation (DOT) worker was assaulted July 20 at 11:20 p.m., according to police. The 45-year-old DOT employee, who lives in Harlem, told police he was hit with a metal pipe on the northeast corner of Second Avenue and East 65th Street. He instructed a car to get off the street and back up. The passenger got out of the car and assaulted him.
Apartment Burglarized
A man’s apartment on East 83rd Street between Park and Madison avenues was burglarized July 19. The super of the building told police that two basement doors and a key box were forced open. A set of keys belonging to the man’s burglarized apartment were missing. The tenant, a 53-year-old man, came home to find his apartment ransacked and his wedding band stolen.
Attacked in Carl Schurz
A man was attacked, seemingly at random, while inside Carl Schurz Park July 16 at 12:15 a.m. The 41-year-old man who lives two blocks from the park was sitting on a bench near East 84th Street when he heard footsteps behind him. Before he could turn around he was hit in the head with a stick or a baseball bat. He saw several males running north through the park. No statements were made and nothing was stolen.
Man Plunges to Death at UES Starbucks
By Reid Spagna
A man fell to his death early on the evening of July 25, landing inside the patio of the Starbucks at East 85th Street and First Avenue.
Hellgate Hill Landmark Application Withdrawn
By Reid Spagna
Proponents of landmarking the Hellgate Hill area received a set back July 21 at the Community Board 8 meeting when Lo van der Valk, president of Carnegie Hill Neighbors, announced that the group was withdrawing its application for the land marking of the neighborhood.
Bloomberg Backs Bing
By Dan Rivoli
Mayor Michael Bloomberg is backing Assembly Member Jonathan Bing’s re-election campaign, according to a report from City Hall, Our Town‘s sister newspaper. Read more
Crane Rigger Cleared of All Charges
By Dan Rivoli
The man charged with the deaths of seven men from an East Side crane collapse in 2008 was cleared of all charges. Read more
SENIOR DISCOUNT FAIR
By Alice Robb
Seniors in New York are invited to learn about free and inexpensive cultural and recreational events at a Senior Discounts Fair on Wednesday, July 28, at Sutton Place Synagogue, 225 E. 51st St. The event starts at 2 p.m. Refreshments will be served, coupons will be distributed and prizes will be awarded. Council Member Jessica Lappin, chair of the Aging Committee, sponsored the fair. To attend, RSVP to Taina Prado at Lappin’s office, 212-980-1808, or email tprado@council.nyc.gov.
