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Yesterday, various news reports mentioned that a Brooklyn couple had been mugged in Central Park around 8:45PM on Saturday night. And if you're wondering what they were doing there after dark, the Post has the explanation: The boyfriend had just asked his girlfriend to marry him.
Luke Jacunski said that he chose the gazebo near Strawberry Fields to propose to Mimi Nagasse. Just after she said yes, a man holding a gun came along and yelled, "Give me your money and get down on the ground! Give me your jewelry!" As the couple went to the ground, Jacunski "managed to slip the silver engagement ring off of his fiancée's finger." Jacunski managed to keep the ring hidden as the robber divested them of other belongings.
All told, the couple had to give up other jewelry (including Nagasse's family heirloom Rolex) and cash (which Jacunski was going to spend on an engagement dinner) but were luckily uninjured. They spent the evening going over mugshots at the Central Park NYPD precinct. Jacunski told the Post, "It was supposed to be a special night - but it turned out kind of crazy. It makes for a pretty good story for our anniversary. The only thing I cared about was making sure she was OK."
This story reminded us a little of the 2005 Central Park daytime mugging of a woman and her baby. The mugger was probably attracted by the woman's 5-carat diamond ring that was actually fake (the woman bought it because the pregnancy made it difficult to wear her real one) The robber did manage to take her wedding ring, but the woman was glad she and her son were safe, even joking, "He's a real New Yorker - now that he's been mugged finally and he's not even 4 months old."
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Can they describe the perp without using the word "black?"
what would you prefer? african american? when this guy was stealing all of their money with a gun shoved in their faces i doubt they got a chance to talk to the dude about his ancestry.
I agree with Nick S.
gothamist is SOOO goddamn racist. Always posting stories about blacks and hispanics robbing white people or killing them. Why can't gothamist be like law and order and show that 95% of all crimes being white people?
the woman with the baby was so vain that she wore a fake 5 carat diamond ring?
This sucks. I don't think this will ever be a funny little anecdote for them. I think it will always be a very scary and sad memory. I doubt time will shine it up for them. Sucks. I hate thieves.
this is a funny anecdote because it's real ny'ers.
the couple that got mugged will remember it and laugh at their anniversary 50 yrs from now.
it's a sign that they should be together.
it looks like these victims sucked it up and will get over it or have gotten over it and not let hatred and fear ruin their lives.
I wish I owned a nice restaurant so I could give those nice people the romantic dinner that was literally stolen from them.
was the woman going to pay for dinner? if I recall, yesterdays post had the woman carrying $300 and the man $100.
anyway, best wishes to the couple.
worse things has and had happened to victims of crime in this City.
How else to describe a shit-eating douche bag?
Why does every post have to go back to race? Who cares if the mugger was black or hispanic. Their special moment was ruined and like MT, I too wish they could get a do-over. Hopefully, they can move on and have a good laugh at some point.
Race does matter if you're looking for the perp. If you can narrow it down to 12% of the population why wouldn't you? Or do you just like inefficiency?
Anyway, I'm tired of "African American". Isn't it about time the powers that be came up with yet another term? We went from Negro to colored people to black to people of color to African American. What term do they use in Canada? Do they say African-Canadian? Or can they still say African American because they live on the North American continent?
what's perp? a shampoo?
I'm tired of your fat mouth number 12.
what should we call that?
Do the 9/11 hijackers have to be described as muslim middle easterners? It's just SOO racist.
#15 No. The highjackers on 911 were sandniggers, not muslim middle easteners.
#14 Just shut up. Not #12, you.
#14 = homo
I suggest number 12 to shut his face.
and number 16, too.
use your perp you cop wannabe. ten four good buddy
come back, walkie talkie.
I dig the smiling girls in the Neighborhoodies ads - they distract nicely from the deep level of intellectual discourse on these threads. Ding Dong!
EVERY ONE is prejudice to some degree. Me included. Too feel otherwise, is a lie that you tell yourself. That is just the way it goes. Accept it and move on.
you're white aren't you mary grace? i love people who push the neoconservative fantasy of an america where race is not an issue. like so: 1) deny racism exists; 2) deny the importance of race; 3) say everyone is racist; 4) call people who point out racism, racists; 5) maintain status quo.
I am not out to point fingers at anyone. Everyone has an opinion and that is cool with me. I try not to judge others least I be judged. We are all not perfect and that is OK. We have all had different experiences and upbringings that made us the way we are.
We don’t all have to get along. Whoever said that is not living on this earth, or is in a bubble. The only time an opinion is a bad thing is when someone gets hurt (physically) in the process. But these politically correct days(which I hate BTW) too many people are too sensitive about labels and name calling.
I don’t know, I was told by a very wise man (my grandpa) when I was just a child that Sticks and Stones may hurt me, but names will never harm me. I never take offense when someone calls me an Italian slur. Bring it on baby!! I am wiser than that. Just a fool would take offense anyway.
#21 Obviously you can count from one to five, now what is the point you are trying to make?
i'm now interested to find out if there are people who prefer to be called "African-Canadian"
shut up, guests.
sad. just sad. what matters? what color the mugger is or that he's still out there? it's amazing what idiots focus on. cause you know that mugger doesn't give a crap what color you are when he's mugging you.
Looks like it's not a good idea to propose marriage to your girlfriend in Central Park at night. (Even tourists know better than to venture into Central Park after dark.)
Better to try the top of the Empire State Bldg., Top of the Rock, etc.