Manhattan
A man was stabbed in the neck outside the Port Authority Bus Terminal Monday, cops said.
The 45-year-old man was standing in front on the corner of West 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue around 4:05 a.m. when an attacker plunged a sharp weapon into his neck, according to police.
The man, whose name was not released, was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where he was in stable condition, authorities said.
No arrests were made, and it wasn’t immediately clear what led to the brutal attack, but the victim has an extensive criminal history, mostly for drugs, that dates back 30 years, police said.
A creep who snuck into a woman’s bedroom in Hell’s Kitchen was arrested on burglary and harassment charges, authorities said.
William Vidal, 32, repeatedly called and texted the victim Dec. 2 and Dec. 3 and then entered her apartment on West 45th Street near Ninth Avenue through the bedroom window in violation of a court order, a criminal court complaint states.
When police arrested Vidal, they found a bag of cocaine on him and added a drug possession rap to his list of charges, court documents state.
Vidal, a cook and handyman at a CiCi’s pizzeria, denies the accusations and is fighting the charges, said his lawyer, Kenneth Linn.
A man was viciously attacked by a pack of youths at a Greenwich Village PATH station, Port Authority cops said.
The 44-year-old victim was about to go through the turnstile at the Christopher Street station around 6:30 a.m. Sunday when a group of six young people suddenly approached him and prevented him from entering, PAPD officials said. Cops don’t believe the victim knew the attackers, sources said.
The man tried to talk it out with the suspects (three pictured right) but then bolted when he heard one of attackers yell, “Get him!” sources said.
The gang of males and females chased him down before throwing him to the ground, where they kicked and punched him in the face and head.
The group fled, leaving the battered man covered in cuts and bruises, PAPD officials said. No arrests have been made.
A man was busted for allegedly trying to swipe an electronic tablet from a Flatiron District cell-phone store, sources said.
Elliott Pinacle, 51, walked into the AT&T store on Sixth Avenue near West 17th Street at around 1 p.m. Nov. 29 and allegedly used pliers to remove a tablet from a display station before attempting to leave, sources said.
A manager spotted Pinacle and stopped him at the door, where allegedly he was found in possession of a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 worth around $700, sources said.
Staten Island
A teenager was shot in the back in Mariner’s Harbor during a robbery attempt Sunday night, police said.
The 16-year-old victim was in front of Grandview and Davidson avenues around 10:15 p.m. when a gunman tried to hold him up and blasted two bullets into his back and shoulder blade, police said.
The victim was taken to Richmond University Medical Center, where he was expected to survive.
An auto-repair-shop owner was arrested on gun and drug charges after cops with a warrant found the illicit goods inside his Rossville business, authorities said.
Michael Graziano, 41, told cops they could search a toolbox inside Tom and Artie’s Auto Repair on Veterans Road West around 5 p.m. Thursday, according to a Criminal Court complaint.
“Yes, I have a gun in my toolbox,” the suspect allegedly said. “You can search it. I found it in an old junk car.”
Inside, cops found a Colt .357 revolver, ammo and an air pistol, records state. A second tool box contained a switch blade knife and drugs, court documents charge.
Queens
Cops are looking for a man caught on surveillance camera walking a bicycle away from a homicide in Richmond Hills.
The man is wanted for questioning in the beating death of Noel Hidalgo, 58, who was found bludgeoned inside a nearby apartment on Jamaica Avenue near 108th Street around 3:40 p.m. Wednesday, police said.