Bike altercation at Washington Square South
AI-generated · every claim is source-linkedNYU Campus Safety issued a Clery Campus Notice for an aggravated assault at Washington Square South and Thompson Street around 5:00 p.m. on November 26, 2024.
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NYU Clery Campus Notice Aggravated Assault On Wednesday, November 27, 2024, at 11:40 a.m., the Department of Campus Safety received a report of an aggravated assault that occurred on November 26 at approximately 5:00 p.m., at the intersection of Washington Square South and Thompson Street, in Manhattan. The complainant, a Non-NYU affiliate, was walking northbound on Thompson Street towards Washington Square Park, when an unknown individual on a bike riding eastbound on Washington Square South, almost hit the victim. The victim put out their hand to protect themselves. The suspect turned the bike around, approached the victim, dismounted the bike, and a physical altercation ensued. As the altercation continued south onto Thompson Street, the suspect wielded a four inch knife with a silver blade, stating "I'm going to kill you" and stabbed the victim multiple times. The suspect got back on their bike and fled eastbound on West 3rd Street. As a result of the assault, the victim suffered lacerations to the back of their head and a collapsed lung. The NYPD and EMS responded to the scene and the victim was transported to the hospital, where they were treated for their injuries. Description of Suspect: The suspect was described as male-presenting with a dark complexion, approximately 5'7" tall. The victim described the suspect's race/ethnicity as black, wearing a camouflage jacket, blue/black sneakers, and black pants. The suspect was riding a white bike with a red delivery bag. This assault is being actively investigated by the NYPD. If you have any additional information about this incident, we urge you to contact the NYPD at 1(800) 577-TIPS and NYU Campus Safety at (212) 998-2222. Please Remember These Safety Tips: Be aware of your surroundings, especially when walking alone. Walk in groups whenever you can. There is always safety in numbers. Using a smartphone or other electronic devices, especially with earbuds, can be distracting and may make you a vulnerable target for an assailant. Trust your instincts. If you feel that you may be in danger, seek out others or an open NYU facility that has Campus Safety Officers posted. If you are the victim of a crime, do not engage with the assailant as that may put you in further danger. If you are the victim of a crime, call 911 immediately and then report the incident to the Department of Campus Safety at (212) 998-2222. NYU Students can call the Wellness Exchange at (212) 443-9999 24/7 for confidential medical and counseling support. NYU Faculty, Administrators, and Staff can call the Employee Assistance Program powered by Optum at (888) 980-8740 24/7 for confidential counseling support. Read more about our notification policy and procedures. You can also learn more about Campus Safety's services and review answers to Frequently Asked Questions on our website.
Sourcepresent25/25
Final assessment
All 25 reads find S present: The NYU Clery Campus Notice is issued by the Department of Campus Safety, with NYPD also named as a responding agency.
Who is sending the alert and who is responding. People act faster on a message from a clearly identifiable, credible sender, such as a named department, the police, or a branded alert system, than on an anonymous notice. A branded signature counts.
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- present: The NYU Clery Campus Notice is issued by the Department of Campus Safety, with NYPD also named as a responding agency.
- present: The NYU Clery Campus Notice and Department of Campus Safety name the issuing campus authority.
- present: The NYU Clery banner and Department of Campus Safety identify who is sending the notice.
- present: The NYU Clery Campus Notice and Department of Campus Safety name the agency sending the alert.
- present: NYU's Clery Campus Notice and the Department of Campus Safety identify the sender.
- present: The Clery notice header and Department of Campus Safety identify the sender of the message.
- present: NYU Clery Campus Notice and the Department of Campus Safety identify the sender.
- present: NYU Clery Campus Notice language and the Department of Campus Safety name the issuing authority.
- present: "NYU Clery Campus Notice" and the Department of Campus Safety identify the issuer.
- present: NYU Clery Campus Notice and the Department of Campus Safety name the sender.
- present: "NYU Clery Campus Notice" and the Department of Campus Safety identify the issuing office.
- present: NYU Clery Campus Notice and the Department of Campus Safety identify who is sending the warning.
- present: NYU Clery Campus Notice and the Department of Campus Safety, with NYPD named as investigating, identify the authorities.
- present: "NYU Clery Campus Notice" and the Department of Campus Safety identify the sender.
- present: "NYU Clery Campus Notice" and the Department of Campus Safety identify the issuing authority.
- present: The NYU Clery Campus Notice and Department of Campus Safety identify the issuing office.
- present: The notice is labeled NYU Clery Campus Notice and comes from the Department of Campus Safety.
- present: NYU Clery Campus Notice and the Department of Campus Safety identify who issued the message.
- present: NYU Clery Campus Notice and the Department of Campus Safety name who is sending the alert.
- present: "NYU Clery Campus Notice" names NYU, and the Department of Campus Safety is the office that received the report, with NYPD investigating.
- present: The NYU Clery notice and Department of Campus Safety name the university and issuing agency.
- present: "NYU Clery Campus Notice" and the Department of Campus Safety identify who is notifying campus.
- present: The NYU Clery Campus Notice and Department of Campus Safety identify who is sending the alert.
- present: NYU Clery Campus Notice and the Department of Campus Safety identify the issuer, with NYPD and EMS also named.
- present: "NYU Clery Campus Notice" and the Department of Campus Safety identify the issuer.
Hazardpresent25/25
Final assessment
All 25 reads find H present: It names aggravated assault and a stabbing with a four inch knife.
What the threat actually is. A complete warning names the specific danger, such as a shooter, a fire, a tornado, or a gas leak, rather than a vague emergency, because people decide what to do based on what they are facing.
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- present: It names aggravated assault and a stabbing with a four inch knife.
- present: It names an aggravated assault in which the suspect stabbed the victim with a four inch knife.
- present: It names Aggravated Assault and describes a knife attack in which the victim was stabbed.
- present: It labels an Aggravated Assault in which the suspect wielded a four inch knife and stabbed the victim.
- present: It names aggravated assault and describes a knife stabbing.
- present: "Aggravated Assault" is specified as a bike confrontation that became a knife stabbing.
- present: It names aggravated assault and describes a stabbing with a four inch knife.
- present: The alert names Aggravated Assault and describes a stabbing with a knife.
- present: It names an "aggravated assault" and describes a knife stabbing, which is a specific threat.
- present: It names aggravated assault and describes a stabbing with a four inch knife.
- present: It names "Aggravated Assault" and describes a stabbing with a four inch knife.
- present: It names aggravated assault, a knife, and a stabbing rather than a vague incident.
- present: "Aggravated Assault" is specified as a knife stabbing after a bike confrontation.
- present: It names "Aggravated Assault" and describes a stabbing with a four inch knife.
- present: It names aggravated assault and describes a stabbing with a four inch knife.
- present: It names an aggravated assault involving a four inch knife and a stabbing.
- present: It names aggravated assault and describes a stabbing with a knife.
- present: It names aggravated assault, including a stabbing with a four inch knife.
- present: It names Aggravated Assault and describes a suspect who wielded a four inch knife and stabbed the victim.
- present: The heading "Aggravated Assault" and the knife attack with multiple stabbings name a specific violent crime.
- present: It identifies "Aggravated Assault" and a stabbing with a knife as the hazard.
- present: It names aggravated assault and describes a stabbing with a four inch knife.
- present: It names aggravated assault and describes the suspect stabbing the victim with a knife after a fight.
- present: It names "Aggravated Assault" and describes a suspect stabbing the victim with a four inch knife.
- present: The hazard is "Aggravated Assault", including a stabbing with a four inch knife.
Locationpresent25/25
Final assessment
All 25 reads find L present: The assault occurred at Washington Square South and Thompson Street and continued south on Thompson Street in Manhattan.
Where the threat is. Saying whether danger is in a specific building, a part of campus, or area-wide lets people judge their own proximity and choose a safe direction. Without a where, a warning is hard to act on precisely.
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- present: The assault occurred at Washington Square South and Thompson Street and continued south on Thompson Street in Manhattan.
- present: The assault is at Washington Square South and Thompson Street in Manhattan, with flight east on West 3rd Street.
- present: The assault began at Washington Square South and Thompson Street and continued south on Thompson Street in Manhattan.
- present: The fight starts at Washington Square South and Thompson Street and continues south on Thompson, with flight east on West 3rd Street.
- present: The assault is at Washington Square South and Thompson Street in Manhattan, then along Thompson and West 3rd Street.
- present: It occurred at Washington Square South and Thompson Street, moved south on Thompson, and the suspect fled east on West 3rd Street.
- present: The assault is at Washington Square South and Thompson Street in Manhattan, with flight on West 3rd Street.
- present: The assault starts at Washington Square South and Thompson Street in Manhattan and continues south on Thompson Street.
- present: The assault is at Washington Square South and Thompson Street in Manhattan, with flight onto West 3rd Street.
- present: The assault occurred at Washington Square South and Thompson Street in Manhattan.
- present: It occurred at Washington Square South and Thompson Street in Manhattan, then south on Thompson Street.
- present: The attack is at Washington Square South and Thompson Street in Manhattan, continuing south on Thompson Street.
- present: The assault is at Washington Square South and Thompson Street in Manhattan, continuing south on Thompson, with flight on West 3rd Street.
- present: It places the assault at Washington Square South and Thompson Street in Manhattan.
- present: It locates the assault at Washington Square South and Thompson Street in Manhattan.
- present: The assault started at Washington Square South and Thompson Street in Manhattan and continued south on Thompson Street.
- present: It locates the attack at Washington Square South and Thompson Street in Manhattan.
- present: The assault occurred at Washington Square South and Thompson Street in Manhattan.
- present: The assault is at Washington Square South and Thompson Street in Manhattan, then south on Thompson and east on West 3rd Street.
- present: The assault is at Washington Square South and Thompson Street in Manhattan, continuing south on Thompson Street, with flight east on West 3rd Street.
- present: The assault is at Washington Square South and Thompson Street in Manhattan, then south on Thompson Street.
- present: The assault was at the intersection of Washington Square South and Thompson Street in Manhattan.
- present: The assault is at Washington Square South and Thompson Street in Manhattan, then south along Thompson Street.
- present: The assault was at Washington Square South and Thompson Street in Manhattan, continuing south on Thompson Street.
- present: It occurred at Washington Square South and Thompson Street in Manhattan.
Guidancepresent25/25
Final assessment
All 25 reads find G present: Safety tips direct people to stay aware, walk in groups, seek NYU facilities if in danger, and call 911 if victimized.
The protective action to take. A clear, specific instruction, such as shelter in place, evacuate, avoid the area, or run-hide-fight, drives faster and more correct protective behavior than describing the threat alone.
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- present: Safety tips direct people to stay aware, walk in groups, seek NYU facilities if in danger, and call 911 if victimized.
- present: Safety tips direct people to walk in groups, seek an NYU facility with officers if in danger, not engage an assailant, and call 911.
- present: Safety tips direct people to walk in groups, seek an NYU facility if in danger, avoid engaging an assailant, and call 911.
- present: The safety tips direct people to walk in groups, seek staffed NYU buildings, not engage, and call 911.
- present: The closing tips instruct walking in groups, seeking a posted NYU facility, not engaging, and calling 911.
- present: The safety list tells recipients to stay aware, walk in groups, seek NYU facilities if in danger, not engage, and call 911.
- present: Safety tips tell people to walk in groups, seek an NYU facility if in danger, and call 911 if victimized.
- present: Protective tips tell the community to walk in groups, seek NYU buildings with officers if they feel in danger, not engage an assailant, and call 911.
- present: Safety tips tell recipients to walk in groups, seek an NYU facility if in danger, and call 911 after a crime.
- present: Safety tips tell people to walk in groups, seek a staffed NYU facility if in danger, and call 911.
- present: Safety tips tell recipients to stay aware, walk in groups, seek help if in danger, and call 911 if victimized.
- present: The closing tips tell people to walk in groups, seek Campus Safety officers if they feel in danger, and call 911.
- present: Safety tips tell people to walk in groups, seek NYU officers if in danger, not engage an assailant, and call 911.
- present: Safety tips instruct awareness, walking in groups, seeking an NYU facility if in danger, and calling 911 if victimized.
- present: Safety tips instruct recipients to walk in groups, seek a staffed NYU facility if in danger, and call 911.
- present: Protective tips include walking in groups, seeking Campus Safety officers if in danger, not engaging an assailant, and calling 911.
- present: Safety tips instruct awareness, walking in groups, seeking Campus Safety, not engaging, and calling 911.
- present: Safety tips instruct awareness, walking in groups, seeking help if in danger, and calling 911.
- present: Safety tips instruct awareness, walking in groups, seeking an NYU facility if in danger, not engaging, and calling 911.
- present: Safety tips still instruct walking in groups, seeking an NYU facility with officers if in danger, not engaging an assailant, and calling 911.
- present: Safety tips instruct walking in groups, seeking Campus Safety if in danger, not engaging an assailant, and calling 911.
- present: Safety tips instruct walking in groups, seeking a staffed NYU facility if in danger, and calling 911 if victimized.
- present: Safety tips tell the community to walk in groups, seek an NYU facility if in danger, not engage an assailant, and call 911.
- present: Safety tips direct people to walk in groups, seek an NYU facility if in danger, not engage an assailant, and call 911.
- present: Safety tips instruct recipients to be aware, walk in groups, seek Campus Safety, and call 911.
Timepresent25/25
Final assessment
All 25 reads find T present: Campus Safety received the report Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 11:40 a.m., for an assault about 5:00 p.m. on November 26.
When the message applies. A timestamp, the word now or immediately, or a phrase like until further notice tells the reader whether the danger is current and how quickly to act.
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- present: Campus Safety received the report Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 11:40 a.m., for an assault about 5:00 p.m. on November 26.
- present: Campus Safety received the report on Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 11:40 a.m., and the assault was about 5:00 p.m. on November 26.
- present: Campus Safety received the report Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 11:40 a.m. for an assault about 5:00 p.m. on November 26.
- present: Campus Safety took the report on Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 11:40 a.m. for an assault about 5:00 p.m. on November 26.
- present: Campus Safety logged the report at 11:40 a.m. on November 27, 2024, for an assault about 5:00 p.m. on November 26.
- present: The report came in Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 11:40 a.m. for an assault on November 26 at about 5:00 p.m.
- present: The report is Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 11:40 a.m., and the assault was November 26 at about 5:00 p.m.
- present: Campus Safety received the report on Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 11:40 a.m. about an attack at about 5:00 p.m. on November 26.
- present: It timestamps the report at 11:40 a.m. on November 27, 2024 for an assault about 5:00 p.m. on November 26.
- present: It timestamps the report at 11:40 a.m. on November 27, 2024 and the assault at about 5:00 p.m. on November 26.
- present: The report is timed Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 11:40 a.m., and the assault about 5:00 p.m. on November 26.
- present: Campus Safety received the report Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 11:40 a.m. for an assault about 5:00 p.m. on November 26.
- present: Campus Safety received the report Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 11:40 a.m. for an assault on November 26 at about 5:00 p.m.
- present: It includes November 27, 2024 at 11:40 a.m. and the assault time of November 26 at about 5:00 p.m.
- present: It gives November 27, 2024 at 11:40 a.m. and the assault time of November 26 at about 5:00 p.m.
- present: Campus Safety received the report on Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 11:40 a.m., for an assault about 5:00 p.m. on November 26.
- present: It includes November 27, 2024 at 11:40 a.m. and the assault time of November 26 at about 5:00 p.m.
- present: It includes November 27, 2024 at 11:40 a.m. and the assault about 5:00 p.m. on November 26.
- present: Campus Safety received the report on Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 11:40 a.m., for an incident about 5:00 p.m. on November 26.
- present: The report reached Campus Safety on Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 11:40 a.m. for an assault on November 26 at about 5:00 p.m.
- present: It gives November 27, 2024 at 11:40 a.m. for the report and November 26 at about 5:00 p.m. for the assault.
- present: It gives a report time of November 27, 2024 at 11:40 a.m. and the assault on November 26 at about 5:00 p.m.
- present: Campus Safety took the report on Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 11:40 a.m., about an assault around 5:00 p.m. on November 26.
- present: The report time is November 27, 2024 at 11:40 a.m., and the assault occurred November 26 at about 5:00 p.m.
- present: It reports November 27, 2024 at 11:40 a.m. for an assault on November 26 at about 5:00 p.m.
Impactpresent25/25
Final assessment
All 25 reads find I present: The suspect said "I'm going to kill you," stabbed the victim, who suffered head lacerations, a collapsed lung, and hospital care.
What the hazard could do to the people in its path. Beyond naming the threat, a complete warning conveys its potential consequences or severity, such as that a tornado can level buildings or that a leak could be explosive, so recipients grasp how much danger they are in. Research on warning message content finds that a concrete impact statement helps people personalize their risk and act sooner.
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- present: The suspect said "I'm going to kill you," stabbed the victim, who suffered head lacerations, a collapsed lung, and hospital care.
- present: The suspect said "I'm going to kill you," stabbed the victim, and caused head lacerations and a collapsed lung requiring hospital care.
- present: The suspect said I am going to kill you, stabbed the victim, and caused head lacerations and a collapsed lung treated at a hospital.
- present: The suspect says I'm going to kill you, stabs the victim, and the victim has head lacerations and a collapsed lung requiring hospital care.
- present: The attacker said I'm going to kill you, stabbed the victim repeatedly, and caused head lacerations and a collapsed lung treated at a hospital.
- present: The suspect said "I'm going to kill you," stabbed the victim, who had head lacerations and a collapsed lung and went to the hospital.
- present: The suspect said I'm going to kill you, stabbed the victim, and caused lacerations and a collapsed lung.
- present: The suspect said I'm going to kill you, stabbed the victim several times, and caused head lacerations and a collapsed lung treated at a hospital.
- present: The suspect said "I'm going to kill you," stabbed the victim, and caused lacerations and a collapsed lung.
- present: The suspect said I'm going to kill you, stabbed the victim, and caused lacerations and a collapsed lung.
- present: The suspect said "I'm going to kill you," stabbed the victim, and caused head lacerations and a collapsed lung.
- present: The suspect said I am going to kill you, stabbed the victim, and caused head lacerations and a collapsed lung treated at a hospital.
- present: The victim was stabbed multiple times, suffered head lacerations and a collapsed lung, and was hospitalized after the suspect said "I'm going to kill you".
- present: The suspect said "I'm going to kill you," stabbed the victim, and caused a collapsed lung and lacerations.
- present: The victim was stabbed, suffered a collapsed lung and lacerations, and the suspect threatened to kill them.
- present: The suspect said I'm going to kill you, stabbed the victim multiple times, and caused a collapsed lung treated at a hospital.
- present: The suspect said "I'm going to kill you," stabbed the victim, and caused lacerations and a collapsed lung.
- present: The victim was stabbed multiple times and suffered head lacerations and a collapsed lung requiring hospital care.
- present: The suspect says I'm going to kill you, stabs the victim repeatedly, and causes head lacerations and a collapsed lung treated at a hospital.
- present: The attacker said "I'm going to kill you," stabbed the victim repeatedly, and the victim suffered head lacerations and a collapsed lung treated at a hospital.
- present: The suspect said "I'm going to kill you" and the victim was stabbed, suffering a collapsed lung and lacerations.
- present: The victim was stabbed, suffered head lacerations and a collapsed lung, and was taken to the hospital, stating serious harm.
- present: The victim was stabbed, suffered head lacerations and a collapsed lung, and was hospitalized after the suspect said they would kill them.
- present: The suspect said "I'm going to kill you," stabbed the victim, and the victim suffered head lacerations and a collapsed lung.
- present: The suspect said "I'm going to kill you", stabbed the victim, and caused lacerations and a collapsed lung.
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Campus Alert Archive. "New York University: Bike altercation at Washington Square South." Incident of November 26, 2024. Added September 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/nyu-washington-square-park-aggravated-assault-2024-11-26/
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