Woman Forcibly Groped Along Park Slope's Fifth Avenue, Cops Say

PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — A 19-year-old woman was forcibly groped while she walked down one of Park Slope's busiest streets, police said.

The sexual attack unfolded March 19 about 7:30 p.m. as the woman walked in front of Convivium Osteria, a Fifth Avenue restaurant near St. Marks Place, authorities said.

It's then that a still-unidentified man suddenly grabbed her between the legs, police said. The woman was uninjured after the attack, authorities said.

Surveillance footage shows a man who police believe is the groper walk past a nearby sushi restaurant.

People with information are asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). They can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.