Woman Raped at Knifepoint in Queens

NYPD Searching for Rapist 

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a rape inside a Queens store. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Queens Voice 

June 5, 2024 

QUEENS - A woman was raped at knifepoint inside a store in Queens, cops said. The NYPD has released new video of the suspect. 

At around 10 pm on May 30, a 37-year-old woman was inside a commercial building in the vicinity of 162nd Street and Northern Boulevard in Murray Hill. 

Cops said the suspect entered the store, approached the woman and pulled out a knife. The man threatened the woman and then raped her. 

After sexually assaulting her, the attacker took money and property from the victim before running out of the store. 

The victim was rushed to New York-Presbyterian Queens where she was listed in stable condition. 

The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect walking down the street, near the crime, with another man. 

The suspect is described as a male who was last seen wearing a green hooded sweatshirt, tan pants, and white sneakers.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.