NYPD on the scene in Times Square where Jennifer Tompkins, 30, was slashed in the head in the early morning hours of July 10
Three people were slashed and another pepper sprayed and bitten overnight in the Times Square area — both in the subway and out on the street, authorities said.
Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner's daughter demands mask mandates, reveals she contracted post-viral condition In an unrelated attack around 1 a.m., Sara Flores, 19, was walking through Bryant Park, at West 42nd Street and Sixth Avenue, when she told Jennifer Tompkins, 30 — a complete stranger — that a group had just jumped her, cops said.Tompkins warned Flores to leave her alone or she’d pepper spray her — but Flores persisted, according to police.
The chaotic incidents came hours after Mayor Eric Adams touted how much the Crossroads of the World is thriving. A total of 276 such crimes were reported from the beginning of the year through Sunday, compared to 244 during the same period in 2023, the latest data shows.
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