The unidentified 26-year-old waitress from Hawaii who was stabbed by a mugger at the 96th Street and Broadway 1 train platform early Sunday has been talking to the press from her bed at St. Luke's Hospital. The good news is she's in stable condition and recovering from a stab wound to her left side. The bad news is that cops still haven't recovered her purse, which is one of those totally special amazing handbags that has the power to make knife wounds irrelevant. "I can't breathe well: It's like someone's standing on my rib cage," the victim tells the Daily News. "But I wouldn't care if I had my bag." more ›

Members of Williamsburg's Shomrim patrol busted a 12-year-old thief who robs Hasidic women with a cleverly disguised cap gun. "Give me your money!" demanded Shy-kym Samuels at 9:45 a.m. yesterday morning, pointing the toy weapon at his 34-year-old victim. The woman, who had a two-year-old in a stroller, was fooled and handed over her purse. Samuels ran. more ›

Ladies (and European guys), be on the lookout for this guy, who police say is on a purse snatching spree in lower Manhattan. The perp has struck four times since the day after Christmas, with his most recent job occurring Tuesday night inside a building at 10 Catherine Slip. more ›

According to police, a mugger has been targeting women for their purses-- many of the victims are in their 60s and 70s-- in Brooklyn's Starrett City development. WABC 7 has a list of the attacks, which started in September: Frequently mugger will follow the victim into her building lobby or elevator and then strike in the back of the head or shove her. Police describe the suspect as an African-American man, 25-35 years old, 5'8" with a medium build. Contact CrimeStoppers if you have information: Call 800-577-TIPS or text 274637 and enter "tip577." more ›

Wow: When a man tried to rob 86-year-old Elizabeth Maropoulos in Hell's Kitchen on Sunday morning, she told the Post, "Once I realized he was coming after me, I went kick, kick!" Still, she was knocked down and robbed of $100. Luckily the thief, Earl Wearing, was caught--Maropoulos proclaimed him a "bad, bad boy. He's a bastard." And a bartender at the Blarney Stone, where Maropoulos is apparently a regular, said she's a tough lady, "She's taken swings at [troublemakers] and chased them with a broom. She's out there at night directing traffic and bouncing." In related news, police believe someone is targeting elderly women on Staten Island--two women have been shoved and robbed--and a woman has turned up on surveillance video using their credit cards. more ›

The police are searching for a man who robs subway passengers during their morning commutes. He targets his victims on the subway platform, grabs their purses and then runs into the subway tunnels. more ›