Central Park Cyclist Jumped By 8 In Knifepoint Robbery: NYPD

CENTRAL PARK, NY — A man cycling home through Central Park was jumped by a group of eight people, who then robbed him at knifepoint of his e-bike and phone Wednesday night, police said.

It was the second knifepoint robbery in Central Park on Wednesday, with the first happening nearly 20 hours earlier about 10 blocks south.

The victim, a 38-year-old man, was riding home on his e-bike along East Drive heading north near East 77th Street about 8:30 p.m., police said.

Suddenly, a group of eight people surrounded him — and one of them pulled out a knife, authorities said.

The armed man told the cyclist to stop and shoved him to the ground, and the group took off with his $1,200 e-bike and his $1,300 smartphone that was attached to the handlebars, officials said.

An NYPD spokesperson said the victim's phone last pinged on West 44th Street and Eighth Avenue.

No arrests have been made, and police did not release a description of the suspects.

The investigation remains ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).