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NYU Campus Safety issued a Clery Campus Notice for a robbery on the south side of Washington Square Park around 5:45 p.m. on November 15, 2024.

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NYU Clery Campus Notice Robbery On Friday, November 15, 2024, the Department of Campus Safety received a report of a robbery that took place at approximately 5:45 p.m. on the south side of Washington Square Park in Manhattan. The victim, an NYU student, was walking through the park when they were approached by a male-presenting individual in Washington Square Park. The suspect asked the student for money and the student indicated they did not have any. The suspect asked the student to prove it and the student showed their jacket pockets, which included their wallet. The suspect reached into the student's pocket to get the wallet and a struggle took place. The student regained possession of their wallet, but the suspect slapped it out of their hand to the ground. The suspect picked up the wallet and ran.  The student reported no physical injuries and was offered supportive resources. The student declined to report to NYPD. Description of Suspect: The student reports the suspect is a male-presenting individual, standing 6'2" with a muscular build. The suspect has a light complexion and a stubble beard. The suspect was wearing green pants, a black hooded sweatshirt, and a brown jacket. If you have additional information about this incident, please contact 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.
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Distinct incident from 2024-11-24-nyu-washington-square-park-robbery: November 15 south-side wallet struggle vs November 24 west-side entrance robbery.
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NYU Clery Campus Notice Robbery On Friday, November 15, 2024, the Department of Campus Safety received a report of a robbery that took place at approximately 5:45 p.m. on the south side of Washington Square Park in Manhattan. The victim, an NYU student, was walking through the park when they were approached by a male-presenting individual in Washington Square Park. The suspect asked the student for money and the student indicated they did not have any. The suspect asked the student to prove it and the student showed their jacket pockets, which included their wallet. The suspect reached into the student's pocket to get the wallet and a struggle took place. The student regained possession of their wallet, but the suspect slapped it out of their hand to the ground. The suspect picked up the wallet and ran.  The student reported no physical injuries and was offered supportive resources. The student declined to report to NYPD. Description of Suspect: The student reports the suspect is a male-presenting individual, standing 6'2" with a muscular build. The suspect has a light complexion and a stubble beard. The suspect was wearing green pants, a black hooded sweatshirt, and a brown jacket. If you have additional information about this incident, please contact 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 branded NYU Clery Campus Notice and Department of Campus Safety name the sender.

    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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    1. present: The branded NYU Clery Campus Notice and Department of Campus Safety name the sender.
    2. present: The NYU Clery Campus Notice and Department of Campus Safety identify the issuing authority.
    3. present: The branded NYU Clery Campus Notice and Department of Campus Safety name the issuing office.
    4. present: The NYU Clery Campus Notice and Department of Campus Safety name who issued the message.
    5. present: NYU Clery Campus Notice plus the Department of Campus Safety identifies who sent it.
    6. present: The branded NYU Clery header and Department of Campus Safety identify who is issuing the notice.
    7. present: NYU Clery Campus Notice and the Department of Campus Safety identify the sender.
    8. present: NYU Clery Campus Notice and NYU Department of Campus Safety identify the sender.
    9. present: "NYU Clery Campus Notice" and the Department of Campus Safety identify who issued the alert.
    10. present: NYU Clery Campus Notice and Campus Safety identify who sent the message.
    11. present: "NYU Clery Campus Notice" and the Department of Campus Safety identify the issuing authority.
    12. present: NYU Clery Campus Notice and NYU Campus Safety name the sending authority.
    13. present: "NYU Clery Campus Notice" and Department of Campus Safety identify the source.
    14. present: "NYU Clery Campus Notice" and the Department of Campus Safety identify the issuing authority.
    15. present: The "NYU Clery Campus Notice" and Department of Campus Safety name the issuing source.
    16. present: NYU Clery Campus Notice and NYU Campus Safety identify the sender.
    17. present: "NYU Clery Campus Notice" and NYU Campus Safety identify the issuing authority.
    18. present: NYU Clery Campus Notice and the Department of Campus Safety identify the issuing authority.
    19. present: NYU Clery Campus Notice and the Department of Campus Safety name the issuing campus authority.
    20. present: The branded NYU Clery Campus Notice and NYU Campus Safety contact identify the issuing authority.
    21. present: The branded NYU Clery Campus Notice and Department of Campus Safety identify the issuing authority.
    22. present: "NYU Clery Campus Notice" and NYU Campus Safety identify the issuing authority.
    23. present: The branded NYU Clery Campus Notice and named Department of Campus Safety identify the issuing authority.
    24. present: The NYU Clery header and Department of Campus Safety name who is sending the notice.
    25. present: "NYU Clery Campus Notice" and the Department of Campus Safety name the source.
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads find H present: The heading names robbery, and the body describes the suspect taking the student's wallet after a struggle.

    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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    1. present: The heading names robbery, and the body describes the suspect taking the student's wallet after a struggle.
    2. present: The notice names a robbery in which the suspect took the student's wallet after a struggle.
    3. present: The heading and narrative identify a robbery involving a wallet taken after a struggle.
    4. present: The heading Robbery and the account of a struggle over a wallet name the crime.
    5. present: The notice titles the event Robbery and describes a wallet taken by force.
    6. present: "Robbery" is named, with a struggle over a wallet the suspect then ran off with.
    7. present: The heading and body name robbery as the specific crime.
    8. present: Robbery is named, and the suspect takes the student's wallet after a struggle.
    9. present: The text names a "robbery," a specific threat.
    10. present: It names robbery as the specific threat.
    11. present: It names "Robbery" as the specific crime.
    12. present: The notice specifies a robbery, including taking a wallet by force.
    13. present: The heading "Robbery" and the wallet snatch during a struggle name the specific crime.
    14. present: It names "Robbery" and describes a struggle over the student's wallet.
    15. present: The heading and body identify a robbery.
    16. present: The heading Robbery and the taking of a wallet during a confrontation name the specific threat.
    17. present: The message names a robbery as the specific threat.
    18. present: The heading and body name Robbery as the threat.
    19. present: The heading names Robbery, and the suspect struggles over the student's wallet and runs with it.
    20. present: The heading "Robbery" and the struggle in which the suspect took the student's wallet specify the threat.
    21. present: The heading and narrative name a "Robbery" involving a wallet taken by force.
    22. present: The heading and body name robbery as the specific hazard.
    23. present: It specifies a robbery in which the suspect took the student's wallet after a struggle in the park.
    24. present: It names "Robbery" and describes the suspect taking the student's wallet after a struggle.
    25. present: The hazard is identified as "Robbery".
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads find L present: The robbery took place on the south side of Washington Square Park 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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    1. present: The robbery took place on the south side of Washington Square Park in Manhattan.
    2. present: The robbery occurred on the south side of Washington Square Park in Manhattan.
    3. present: The theft is located on the south side of Washington Square Park in Manhattan.
    4. present: The robbery is on the south side of Washington Square Park in Manhattan while the student walked through the park.
    5. present: The taking occurred on the south side of Washington Square Park in Manhattan.
    6. present: It took place on the south side of Washington Square Park in Manhattan.
    7. present: The robbery is on the south side of Washington Square Park in Manhattan.
    8. present: The incident is on the south side of Washington Square Park in Manhattan.
    9. present: It places the crime on the south side of Washington Square Park in Manhattan.
    10. present: The robbery was on the south side of Washington Square Park in Manhattan.
    11. present: It locates the robbery on the south side of Washington Square Park in Manhattan.
    12. present: The robbery is on the south side of Washington Square Park in Manhattan.
    13. present: It occurred on the south side of Washington Square Park in Manhattan.
    14. present: It places the incident on the south side of Washington Square Park in Manhattan.
    15. present: It took place on the south side of Washington Square Park in Manhattan.
    16. present: It occurred on the south side of Washington Square Park in Manhattan.
    17. present: It places the incident on the south side of Washington Square Park in Manhattan.
    18. present: The incident was on the south side of Washington Square Park in Manhattan.
    19. present: It places the robbery on the south side of Washington Square Park in Manhattan.
    20. present: It occurred on the south side of Washington Square Park in Manhattan, a named campus-area place.
    21. present: It occurred on the south side of Washington Square Park in Manhattan.
    22. present: The robbery was on the south side of Washington Square Park in Manhattan.
    23. present: The robbery occurred on the south side of Washington Square Park in Manhattan.
    24. present: The robbery took place on the south side of Washington Square Park in Manhattan.
    25. present: It occurred on the south side of Washington Square Park in Manhattan.
  • Guidancepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads find G present: Safety tips instruct walking in groups, seeking an NYU facility if in danger, and calling 911 if a victim of a crime.

    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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    1. present: Safety tips instruct walking in groups, seeking an NYU facility if in danger, and calling 911 if a victim of a crime.
    2. present: Safety tips instruct recipients to walk in groups, seek an NYU facility if in danger, not engage an assailant, and call 911.
    3. present: Safety tips instruct walking in groups, seeking an open NYU facility if in danger, not engaging, and calling 911 immediately.
    4. present: The safety tips instruct walking in groups, seeking Campus Safety posted buildings, not engaging, and calling 911.
    5. present: Safety tips tell people to walk in groups, seek officers in an NYU building if in danger, not engage, and call 911.
    6. present: Recipients are told to walk in groups, seek a Campus Safety posted facility if in danger, not engage, and call 911.
    7. present: Safety tips instruct walking in groups, seeking an NYU facility if in danger, and calling 911 if victimized.
    8. present: Recipients are instructed to walk in groups, go to an open NYU facility with officers if they feel in danger, and call 911 if victimized.
    9. present: Safety tips tell people to walk in groups, seek a staffed NYU facility if in danger, and call 911.
    10. present: Safety tips tell recipients to walk in groups, seek a staffed NYU facility if in danger, and call 911.
    11. present: Safety tips tell people to stay aware, walk in groups, seek Campus Safety if in danger, and call 911.
    12. present: The tips tell recipients to walk in groups, seek an NYU facility with officers if in danger, and call 911.
    13. present: Safety tips instruct walking in groups, seeking NYU officers if in danger, not engaging, and calling 911.
    14. present: Safety tips tell people to walk in groups, seek an NYU facility if in danger, and call 911 if victimized.
    15. present: Safety tips instruct walking in groups, seeking an NYU facility if in danger, and calling 911.
    16. present: The closing tips instruct people to walk in groups, seek Campus Safety officers, refrain from engaging an assailant, and call 911.
    17. present: Safety tips instruct awareness, walking in groups, seeking a staffed NYU facility, and calling 911.
    18. present: Safety tips instruct awareness, walking in groups, seeking help if in danger, and calling 911.
    19. present: Safety tips instruct awareness, walking in groups, seeking an NYU facility if in danger, not engaging, and calling 911.
    20. present: Readers are instructed to be aware, walk in groups, seek an open NYU facility if in danger, not engage an assailant, and call 911 immediately.
    21. present: Safety tips instruct walking in groups, seeking Campus Safety if in danger, not engaging an assailant, and calling 911.
    22. present: Recipients are instructed to walk in groups, seek a posted NYU facility if in danger, and call 911 if victimized.
    23. present: Safety tips tell recipients to walk in groups, seek an open NYU facility if in danger, not engage an assailant, and call 911.
    24. present: Safety tips instruct walking in groups, seeking an NYU facility if in danger, not engaging, and calling 911.
    25. present: Safety tips instruct people to walk in groups, seek Campus Safety officers, and call 911 if victimized.
  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads find T present: The robbery is dated Friday, November 15, 2024 at approximately 5:45 p.m.

    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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    1. present: The robbery is dated Friday, November 15, 2024 at approximately 5:45 p.m.
    2. present: It timestamps the incident as Friday, November 15, 2024, at approximately 5:45 p.m.
    3. present: The incident is dated Friday, November 15, 2024 at approximately 5:45 p.m.
    4. present: The incident is dated Friday, November 15, 2024, at approximately 5:45 p.m.
    5. present: It gives Friday, November 15, 2024, at about 5:45 p.m.
    6. present: Friday, November 15, 2024, at approximately 5:45 p.m. timestamps the robbery.
    7. present: It reports Friday, November 15, 2024 at approximately 5:45 p.m.
    8. present: It occurred at approximately 5:45 p.m. on Friday, November 15, 2024.
    9. present: It reports Friday, November 15, 2024 at approximately 5:45 p.m.
    10. present: It gives Friday, November 15, 2024 at approximately 5:45 p.m.
    11. present: It gives Friday, November 15, 2024 at approximately 5:45 p.m.
    12. present: It gives Friday, November 15, 2024 at approximately 5:45 p.m.
    13. present: Friday, November 15, 2024, at approximately 5:45 p.m. timestamps the robbery.
    14. present: It reports Friday, November 15, 2024, at approximately 5:45 p.m.
    15. present: It gives Friday, November 15, 2024, at approximately 5:45 p.m.
    16. present: The robbery took place on Friday, November 15, 2024, at approximately 5:45 p.m.
    17. present: It reports Friday, November 15, 2024 at approximately 5:45 p.m.
    18. present: It occurred Friday, November 15, 2024 at approximately 5:45 p.m.
    19. present: The incident is timed to Friday, November 15, 2024, at approximately 5:45 p.m.
    20. present: The robbery is dated Friday, November 15, 2024, at approximately 5:45 p.m.
    21. present: It gives Friday, November 15, 2024, at approximately 5:45 p.m.
    22. present: It gives Friday, November 15, 2024 and approximately 5:45 p.m.
    23. present: The incident is dated Friday, November 15, 2024, at approximately 5:45 p.m.
    24. present: It gives Friday, November 15, 2024, at approximately 5:45 p.m.
    25. present: The report gives Friday, November 15, 2024, at approximately 5:45 p.m.
  • Impactabsent8/25

    Final assessment

    A 17 to 8 majority finds I absent: A struggle over the wallet is narrated, yet the student reported no physical injuries and no further harm is stated. 8 reads mark it present.

    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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    1. present: A struggle and slap occurred over the wallet, and the student reported no physical injuries.
    2. present: The student "reported no physical injuries" after the struggle, which states the robbery's harm outcome.
    3. present: A struggle over the wallet is described, no physical injuries were reported, and engaging an assailant may put you in further danger.
    4. present: A struggle and a slap to knock the wallet down precede the theft, and the student reports no physical injuries.
    5. absent: A struggle over the wallet is narrated, yet the student reported no physical injuries and no further harm is stated.
    6. present: A struggle and slap are described, and the student reported no physical injuries.
    7. absent: A struggle over a wallet is described and no physical injuries were reported, with no stated severity beyond the robbery.
    8. absent: Reaching into a pocket, a struggle, and slapping the wallet down explain the theft, while no physical injuries does not state a consequence or severity.
    9. absent: It notes no physical injuries and does not convey how serious the robbery could be for others.
    10. absent: A struggle over a wallet is described, but no injuries or other severity of harm is stated.
    11. present: A physical struggle over the wallet is described, and tips warn engaging an assailant "may put you in further danger."
    12. absent: A struggle over a wallet is the robbery itself, and no physical injuries does not convey potential harm or severity.
    13. absent: A struggle over a wallet is described and no physical injuries are reported, without stating potential harm or how serious the threat is.
    14. absent: A wallet struggle with "no physical injuries" describes the crime outcome, not potential consequences or severity.
    15. absent: The student reported no physical injuries, and the text does not convey further consequence or severity.
    16. absent: A struggle over a wallet is the robbery itself, and no physical injuries does not state a consequence or severity.
    17. absent: A struggle over a wallet is described, but it reports no physical injuries and no severity or harm language.
    18. absent: The student reported no physical injuries, and the notice does not describe potential harm or severity.
    19. present: A physical struggle and a slap to knock the wallet down are described, and no physical injuries were reported.
    20. absent: A wallet struggle is described and no physical injuries are reported, without language about potential harm or how serious the hazard is.
    21. absent: The student reported no physical injuries, and the text does not state broader harm or severity of the robbery.
    22. absent: No physical injuries were reported, and no consequence or severity language is included.
    23. present: The student reported no physical injuries after the struggle over the wallet.
    24. absent: The student reported no physical injuries, and the text does not state severity or what the robbery could do to others.
    25. absent: A struggle over a wallet is described, but no injury or other severity beyond the robbery is stated.

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NYU posts Clery Campus Notices and Safety Advisories on its safety-alerts listing. Official product: the Emma webview.
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Official Emma product recovered from the NYU listing: NYU Clery Campus Notice - Robbery.
Outcome
Struggle over a wallet. Support offered where stated.
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Campus Alert Archive. "New York University: Wallet struggle on the south side of the park." Incident of November 15, 2024. Added September 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/nyu-washington-square-park-robbery-2024-11-15/

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