Victim Critically Injured By Cyclists On The Upper West Side: NYPD

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — Police were looking Friday for two perpetrators who attacked a 45-year-old man on the Upper West Side back on Oct. 16, New York City Police Department officials said.

According to the NYPD, on Oct. 16 at 5:55 p.m., the victim was walking on Central Park West at the corner of West 82nd Street when two men on bicycles approached him and struck him multiple times in the head with a bicycle. Then the cyclists fled by bike, heading downtown on Central Park West, police said.

The victim sustained cuts on his head and face from the attack and was rushed to Mount Sinai Morningside hospital in critical condition, where he recovered, police said.

Police are still investigating the incident and have not made any arrests yet, but have released surveillance photos of two people wanted for questioning in connection to the attack.

Police say anyone with information about this beating can call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on X @NYPDTips.

This is a developing story and may be updated. For questions and tips, email Miranda.Levingston@Patch.com.