A horrible incident unfolded at a hotel on West 24th Street: According to the Post, a bartender at the Wyndham Hotel allegedly tried to rape a hotel guest in her room, after obtaining a key card to her room. Manuel Gomez-Rodriguez, who is free on $5,000 bail, was charged with attempted rape, sexual abuse and burglary. more ›

A housekeeping manager at the Essex House has confessed to the stabbing murder of Sara Bejjani after investigators say he attempted to rape the woman who had been residing inside the luxury hotel along Central Park South. 29-year-old Derrick Praileau had worked at the hotel since he was 17 and is described as being known for having a "flash temper." He told police that he showed up drunk before his 6 a.m. shift Saturday, used his key to get into Bejjani's 10th floor apartment and then admits, "I just lost it." more ›