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The BroadsheetDAILY ~ 2/5/21 ~ Fulton Transit Hub Becomes Venue for Multiple Violent Crime

February 7, 2021 By Robert Simko Leave a Comment

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Fulton Felonies
Transit Hub Becomes Venue for Multiple Violent Crime
Above: The January 29 attack at the Dunkin Donuts within the Fulton Center begins, as the victim is punched from behind. Below: As the victim attempts to flee, more members of the gang converge on him.
The Fulton Center subway and retail complex (at the corner of Broadway and Fulton Street) has been the scene of several violent assaults in recent days. On Friday, January 29, shortly after 11:00 pm, a gang of six young people (four male and two female) quietly entered the Dunkin Donuts location within the facility, and crept up behind a man who was placing an order at the counter.
Taking advantage of the man (whose name has not been released) being distracted, multiple members of the gang attacked, simultaneously punching, kicking, and tackling him, also dosing him with pepper spray. The suspects then fled with his backpack and wallet. The victim suffered injuries.
Four of the six suspects are pictures in this surveillance video, as they leave the Fulton Center a few minutes later.
In a separate incident on Tuesday (February 2), 26-year-old Rafael Wilson was standing on a train platform within the Fulton Center—facing the tracks and wearing headphones—when, police allege, Calvin Wilson (no relation to the victim) approached him from behind. Without any warning or provocation, police say, Calvin Wilson shoved Rafael Wilson onto the tracks. The victim suffered injuries, but was able to climb back onto the platform before the next train pulled into the station. The suspect immediately fled the station, but was apprehended nearby a short time later. Police say he has a history of mental illness and multiple prior arrests—most recently for threatening a subway employee with a pipe.
The Fulton Center may present a tempting opportunity for people intending to break the law. Open 24 hours each day, the hub is a nexus for a dozen separate subway lines, each providing a potential escape route. Prospective victims are likely to be distracted, and in some cases handling cash or credit cards, as they patronize the many shops and restaurants within. Moreover, there are more than 20 separate entrances and exits to the facility, offering numerous opportunities for undetected ingress and quick egress.
Matthew Fenton
Perambulation Now Permitted for All
Niou’s Push to Repeal Law That Targeted Transgender People Signed Into Law
A bill pushed through the State Assembly by member Yuh-Line Niou (who represents Lower Manhattan), which aims to repeal an anti-loitering statute that has come to be known by a bitterly ironic name—the “Walking While Trans” ban—was signed into law on Tuesday. To read more…
Vendor, Vidi, Vici
Council Member and Advocacy Group Score Win for Street Vendors
City Council member Margaret Chin, in partnership with a Lower Manhattan-based nonprofit, has spearheaded the passage of a new law that is poised to revitalize an economic engine of upward mobility for immigrant New Yorkers living near the poverty line.
On January 28, the City Council voted to enact a bill that will gradually lift the limit on the number of street vendor licenses issued by the City, which has been frozen at roughly 3,000 permits since 1983. To read more…
Today’s Calendar
February 5
10AM
Conversation with Dr. Malika Grayson
New York Academy of Science
In her recently published first book Hooded, Dr. Malika Grayson offers an account of surviving and thriving as a doctoral candidate in STEM.
Written for those who have never seen themselves represented in their chosen career, Hooded provides practical survival strategies, mental health tips, and ideas for creating community and leaving a lasting legacy. This essential resource was written so those with a passion for STEM—but who may not have mentors or role models who look like them to help guide them on this career path—won’t feel quite as alone. Join us for a conversation with Dr. Grayson, where she will tell us more about her journey. The one-on-one talk will be followed by a Q&A session where attendees can ask their own questions directly to our guest. $10
12NOON
Lunch and Learn: A Mandarin Read-Aloud Cultural Series
China Institute
Learn and practice Mandarin, while engaging with Chinese literature, poetry, history and more with fellow enthusiasts. Participants will enjoy live, interactive learning sessions with our language and cultural experts from home. Free
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Insurrection Resurrection
Sounding A Lot Like the Leftists of 2011, Young Republicans Re-Occupy Zuccotti Park
On Sunday afternoon, several dozen members of the New York Young Republican Club gathered in the Financial District to protest alleged stock market manipulation by large traders, at the expense of individual investors.
To read more…
Quit Your New Year’s Resolutions Early
And Indulge In Restaurant Week
No judgment for those of you who will want to drop those new year’s resolutions (or whatever other health kicks you’ve got going on) after reading this PSA:
NYC Restaurant Week launched this week, as hundreds of hot spots citywide have been lining up special delivery deals through February 28.
Promotions include lunch or dinner with a side for $20.21, two-course brunches and lunches ($26) and three-course dinners ($42), mostly Monday through Friday. (Some participating restaurants are honoring those prices on weekends.)
Dozens of restaurants south of Chambers Street plan to take part in NYC Restaurant Week, including Brooklyn Chop House, The Fulton, Crown Shy, Stone Street Tavern, The Dead Rabbit and more.
The Restaurant Week website lists several more tempting options to treat yourself — even if it means playing it a little fast and loose with your commitments to fitness. (We won’t tell.)
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Adrienne’s Pizzabar
54 Stone Street
212-248-3838
Anejo Tribeca
301 Church Street
212-920-6270
Bareburger
155 William Street
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Blue Smoke
255 Vesey Street
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The Capital Grille
120 Broadway
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City Vineyard
Pier 26 (233 West Street)
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Cowgirl Seahorse
259 Front Street
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The Dubliner
45 Stone Street
212-785-5400
Eataly
Four World Trade Center (101 Liberty Street)
646-677-8585
El Vez
259 Vesey Street
212-233-2500
Felice
15 Gold Street
212-785-5950
Fraunces Tavern
54 Pearl Street
212-968-1776
The Fulton
89 South Street
212-838-1200
Ganso Ramen
339 Greenwich Street
347-985-0404
Gigino Trattoria
323 Greenwich Street
212-431-1112
Gran Morsi
22 Warren Street
212-577-2725
Grotto Pizzeria Restaurant
69 New Street
212-809-6990
Harry’s
One Hanover Square
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Harry’s Italian/Gold Street
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Harry’s Italian/Murray Street
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Khe-Yo
157 Duane Street
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Lekka Burger
81 Warren Street
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Locanda Verde
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Mad Dog & Beans Mexican Cantina
83 Pearl Street
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Magic Mix Juicery
102 Fulton Street
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Malibu Farm
89 South Street
212-265-3030
The Migrant Kitchen
45 Stone Street
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Peaches Low Country Kitchen
52 Fulton Street
347-899-4811
Route 66 Smokehouse
46 Stone Street
212-943-1602
Roxy Bar
Two Sixth Avenue
212-519-6600
Sarabeth’s Tribeca
339 Greenwich Street
212-966-0421
Seamore’s – Brookfield Place
250 Vesey Street
646-585-7380
Serafina Tribeca
95 West Broadway
212-766-2700
Thai Farm Kitchen Seaport
21 Peck Slip
347-459-8157
Tribeca’s Kitchen
200 Church Street
212-227-510
Penny-Farthing Lane
Mayor Announces Bike Path for Brooklyn Bridge
On Thursday evening, Mayor Bill de Blasio, at his eighth (and final) State of the City address, announced that a dedicated bike lane would be coming to the Brooklyn Bridge (with another slated for the Ed Koch Bridge) before the end of this year.
“The Brooklyn Bridge and the Queensboro Bridge are iconic and deeply intertwined in the daily lives of countless New Yorkers,” Mr. de Blasio said.
To read more…
TODAY IN HISTORY
February 5
1878 – André Citroën, French engineer and businessman,
founded Citroën (d. 1935)
AD 62 – Earthquake in Pompeii, Italy.
1597 – A group of early Japanese Christians are killed by the new government of Japan for being seen as a threat to Japanese society.
1783 – In Calabria, a sequence of strong earthquakes begins.
1869 – The largest alluvial gold nugget in history, called the “Welcome Stranger”, is found in Moliagul, Victoria, Australia.
1885 – King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo as a personal possession.
1907 – Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announces the creation of Bakelite, the world’s first synthetic plastic.
1918 – SS Tuscania is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland; it is the first ship carrying American troops to Europe to be torpedoed and sunk.
1919 – Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D. W. Griffith launch United Artists.
1924 – The Royal Greenwich Observatory begins broadcasting the hourly time signals known as the Greenwich Time Signal.
1958 – A hydrogen bomb known as the Tybee Bomb is lost by the US Air Force off the coast of Savannah, Georgia, never to be recovered.
1971 – Astronauts land on the Moon in the Apollo 14 mission.
1988 – Manuel Noriega is indicted on drug smuggling and money laundering charges.
2020 – President Donald Trump is acquitted by the United States Senate in his first impeachment trial.
Births
1878 – André Citroën, French engineer and businessman, founded Citroën (d. 1935)
1900 – Adlai Stevenson II, soldier, politician, and diplomat, 5th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (d. 1965)
1914 – William S. Burroughs, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (d. 1997)
1942 – Roger Staubach, American football player, sportscaster, and businessman
1944 – Al Kooper, American singer-songwriter and producer
Deaths
1754 – Nicolaas Kruik, Dutch astronomer and cartographer (b. 1678)
2008 – Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Indian guru, founded Transcendental Meditation (b. 1918)
2020 – Kirk Douglas, American actor (b. 1916)
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