Woman sexually assaulted at knifepoint in NYC Central Park

Rocco Parascandola and John Annese, New York Daily News on Oct 25, 2026

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A woman was sexually assaulted at knifepoint in Central Park, police said Sunday, the latest high-profile disturbing crime in Manhattan’s iconic green space.

The 39-year-old victim was was walking just outside the park when the attacker confronted her near E. 66th St. and Fifth Ave. about 8:30 p.m. Saturday, police sources said.

The creep pulled out a knife and dragged her into the park, where he sexually assaulted her until a bystander came upon the scene and called 911, the sources said. Medics took the woman to a nearby hospital in stable condition.

Police did not have a description of the suspect Sunday morning and cops have made no arrests.

The attack comes less than a week after a woman bicycling through the park was beaten and robbed of her AirPods and other items by a trio of masked crooks.

The victim, Katherine Marroquin, 32, described the Oct. 18 nighttime attack near East Drive and 90th St. to the Daily News, explaining how she tried to fight the robbers off with her Stanley tumbler.

“When those men were hitting me, I wasn’t thinking about material things. The first thing in my head was just to see my mom and dad and my family,” she said. “Like, I didn’t care about money or my phone. I didn’t care about nothing. I just care about me.”

As of Oct. 18, the park had seen four rapes this year, compared to three by that point last year, NYPD stats show. But felony assaults are down in Central Park this year, with 12 incidents through Oct. 18 compared to 15 during the same time frame last year, a 20% drop.

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