Brooklyn Woman Sexually Assaulted in Own Building, Police Say

BOROUGH PARK, BROOKLYN — A young, unidentified male attacked a 29-year-old Borough Park resident in the lobby of her own apartment building on 50th Street late Saturday night — then attempted to rape her, according to the NYPD.

The attacker approached his victim, "displayed a knife and placed it to her neck" around 11:45 p.m., police said in a news release.

He then "touched the victim's buttocks and removed the victim's pants and undergarments and touched the victim in her midsection," police said. "The individual proceeded to sexually assault... the victim and fled to parts unknown."

The 29-year-old victim was transported to a nearby hospital after the attack, police said, and has since been released in stable condition.

The NYPD, meanwhile, has been circulating surveillance footage of the suspect in hopes he's recognized by a member of the public. (See below.)

The Borough Park attacker is described by police as a light-skinned man, between 5-feet-9-inches and 5-feet-10-inches tall, with a slim build. He was last seen wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans, according to the NYPD.

Do you know who this guy might be? Tip off police via the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS. Or for Spanish, call 1-888-57-PISTA.

Tips can also be submitted online or by texting 274637, then entering TIP577.