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May 21, 2026 | Patch

Man Charged In Anti-Gay Assault At Harlem Subway Station: DA Click For More

Tavaughn Thompson, 26, faces two counts of third-degree assault as a hate crime and one count of aggravated harassment in the second degree in connection with the Dec. 29, 2023, attack at the 125th Street subway station in West Harlem, prosecutors said.

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May 21, 2026 | NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Man who slashed 2 in subway on Christmas Eve at Grand Central gets 8 years Click For More

Jason Sargeant, 29, received the promised sentence in exchange for pleading guilty to first-degree assault on April 16, according to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

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May 20, 2026 | Wes Side Rag

Former Super Found Guilty in Upper West Side Home Invasion Murder of Maria Hernandez Click For More

On a mild winter Wednesday evening in January 2023, 74-year-old Upper West Sider Maria Hernandez returned to her home on West 83rd Street after attending a matinee performance of “Funny Girl” with her sister, using tickets provided by a nearby senior center.

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May 19, 2026 | Pix11

Bronx man threatened to deport women he sexually assaulted: court documents Click For More

A Bronx man will spend 15 years in prison for raping and sexually assaulting multiple women — all immigrants who did not speak English, according to court documents obtained from the Manhattan District Attorney.

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May 13, 2026 | AMNY

Manhattan man sentenced for causing his toddler son’s fatal fentanyl overdose Click For More

The Manhattan man convicted of allowing his two-year-old to ingest fatal levels of fentanyl attempted to call the 2021 incident a “freak accident” in court on Wednesday as he sought leniency at his sentencing hearing.

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May 13, 2026 | I LOVE THE UPPER WEST SIDE

Man Sentenced to State Prison for Central Park Sunbather Attack Click For More

The Upper West Side man convicted of tackling and attempting to rape a woman sunbathing in Central Park nearly two years ago will be spending more than a decade behind bars.


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"As alleged, Tavaughn Thompson targeted a stranger because of their perceived sexual orientation in an unprovoked, bias-motivated attack." – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about this hate crime indictment:
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Manhattan District Attorney's Office1 day ago
“No New Yorker should fear for their safety while using New York’s subways.” – D.A. Bragg. Read more on the sentencing of Jason Sargeant to 8 years in state prison for an unprovoked attack at Grand Central Station:
Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Manhattan District Attorney's Office2 days ago
This Mental Health Awareness Month, hear from Sara Feit Gordon, Executive Director of Counselors for our Survivor Services Bureau, about supporting survivors and witnesses of crime through free, high-quality mental health services!
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