A series of incidents occurred in Manhattan last night involving a stolen taxi and a cyclist injury in the Gramercy neighborhood. The NYPD is searching for a suspect who took an unattended yellow cab and later struck a cyclist. According to FOX5 NY, the incident took place around 9:15 p.m. near 33rd Street and Second Avenue, when a man drove off in a cab left with the engine running and hit a 27-year-old cyclist a block away. Police are reviewing surveillance footage and are asking the public for any relevant information.
The cyclist sustained minor injuries and declined medical attention at the scene. Shortly after the collision, the suspect abandoned the stolen taxi near 35th Street and Park Avenue and fled on foot, according to officials. The investigation remains ongoing. Authorities noted that this incident in Kips Bay occurred near the location of a separate case in which a man escaped NYPD custody while handcuffed outside NYU Langone Tisch Hospital, as reported by Gothamist.
The NYPD is urging witnesses or anyone with pertinent details to come forward, the Crime Stoppers' hotline is available at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) for English and 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) for Spanish.
