Gothamist: Woman Raped After Trying to Hail Cab on Bleecker Street

Shmurf

Thu, 23 Nov 2006 23:16:07 -0500

Jesus, Somebody raped an [80]yr. old woman? That's horrible, I hope they find the guy responsible . That's someone's Grandmaother !

AM

Wed, 22 Nov 2006 00:02:51 -0500

That's my old neighborhood (literally, about two blocks from my old apartment) - it always felt quite safe to me. I lived there for three years and never heard of any major incidents in the immediate vicinity. I was absolutely shocked to see the location of this assault. How terrifying. And how awful :(.

Lilitu

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:36:22 -0500

Alexia, you seem to be mixing up the two assault stories in the post. There is no indication in the first story that the woman was trying to hail a livery cab.

Alexia

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:24:04 -0500

Even if Larry was trolling, he brings up a valid point, albeit in a nasty way. Never, never try to hail a livery cab. First of all, it's against TLC regulations for livery cabs to stop for hails. They are supposed to be dispatched. This is mainly for their own safety, but it can also help prevent incidents like this. If you can't find a yellow cab, call 212-777-7777 to have a livery cab dispatched to your location. While no woman is at fault for a sexual assualt, we should always protect ourselves by being aware and alert. It's no consolation to say to yourself, "At least it wasn't my fault."

The Empire

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 12:30:18 -0500

That is such a weird area. You turn a corner and suddenly you're alone. I was over there at 11pm on Saturday and found that I was walking very fast and looking over my shoulder. Those little side streets are a predator's dream. Poor girl.

Duh

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 11:15:19 -0500

You guys don't get it, Larry was "trolling" - a common practice by bloggers to increase the traffic on their site.

S

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 10:43:09 -0500

Guys, uhm, I think Larry knows that he's a douche - someone like that has to know deep down, no matter what rhetoric or bullshit they spew that they are on a lower level. PERIOD.

Samantha T

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 10:36:56 -0500

Larry - I'm sure by "1:30 on Sunday" the writer meant 1:30 on Saturday night. So, no, that area isn't even remotely deserted at that time. I don't know about the rest of you, but I, too, hail cabs off of avenues so as to avoid waiting 15 minutes to hail one. Jackass.

Larry's conscious

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 10:36:44 -0500

She should have gone to an avenue for a cab at that hour, but was probably too lazy or drunk. I would like to think we live in a world where a woman can hail a cab on LaGuardia and not get raped. It doesn't seem to be asking too much. Larry, as your conscious, I think you should apologize for your previous idiotic comment.

PleaseShutUp

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 10:35:35 -0500

Classy, Larry. Classy.

Lilitu

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 10:35:04 -0500

Gee, Larry, as long as we're spouting useless comments about what people should or shouldn't have done, maybe the guy just shouldn't have raped her. Try that one instead of your victim blaming.

You kidding??

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 10:34:27 -0500

"LaGuardia is totally deserted at 1:30am on Sundays. Please. She should have gone to an avenue for a cab at that hour, but was probably too lazy or drunk." Oh well, then it was totally her fault. Dick.

Larry

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 10:28:01 -0500

LaGuardia is totally deserted at 1:30am on Sundays. Please. She should have gone to an avenue for a cab at that hour, but was probably too lazy or drunk.

edEx

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 10:12:58 -0500

bleecker and laguardia? damn! that's a step away from a ton of bars and restaurants... how could this have happened? I cannot believe she wasn't kicking and screaming in an attempt at gettin someones attention, it's usually pretty populated in that area... even on sunday night...