Robbers took six pairs of Apple headphones off people's heads, as well as a 14-year-old's Moose Knuckles jacket.
The abandoned package caused PATH train delays for nearly an hour in Lower Manhattan Wednesday morning.
Gustavo Arnal, 52, died the same week the company reported it would close a number of its locations and reduce its workforce.
Diego Diaz, 19, allegedly pulled a knife out on a 84-year-old man and stole his watch and cell phone in the Financial District, police said.
The attempted robbery is one of many targeting the expensive dog breed, which can fetch $30,000 or more, according to reports.
"These are dangerous weapons — they are being used by murderers," Mayor Eric Adams said of the untraceable parts used to build weapons.
"This decision has made every single one of us less safe from gun violence," Adams said about the strike down of New York's carrying limits.
The midtown incident is the second time the mayor has called up 911 dispatchers in his short six months leading the city.
"During the '80s, everyone was playing on the same team," Mayor Eric Adams said of the 1980s, when murders neared 2,000 a year.
The motive remains unclear as the city faces a wave of anti-Asian hate crime and a witness claims the beating was in retribution.
Officials called on the federal government to revoke a license for the Nevada company, which they say made 90% ghost guns found in the city.
Two lanes were closed for about an hour Thursday as emergency responders coaxed the man down, officials said.
The controversial anti-crime unit's arrests included taking 10 guns off the streets since launching in 25 precincts, the mayor said.
A swath of NYPD officers applying for the city's plainclothes unit reboot were disqualified because of past conduct, according to police.
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Commissioner Nigro is one of only six individuals to hold every rank in the FDNY and has served the FDNY across seven decades.
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