An armed group of males tried to rob a young person simply steps from the mayor’s Gracie Mansion residence on Saturday evening, in keeping with the NYPD.
A 14-year-old boy was set upon by a gaggle of 4 males on East 88th Avenue and East Finish Avenue simply after 8 p.m. Saturday — proper outdoors the mayor’s lush, city-provided pad, the NYPD mentioned.
These brutes threatened the boy with a “sharp object” and demanded his belongings whereas surrounding him inside Carl Schurtz Park, which is adjoining to the Gracie Mansion Conservancy on the Higher East Aspect.
The 14-year-old resisted the group’s calls for and referred to as police who arrived shortly after the tried armed theft, cops mentioned.
The boy prevented each being robbed and being injured, denying medical consideration from first responders on the scene.
All 4 suspects fled the scene by Carl Schurtz Park, in keeping with cops.
Police are at present trying to find the suspects.