And here we have the harrowing video of a Park Slope woman getting attacked on 16th Street by a man described as "a short, Hispanic man with a stocky build." The video was shot from someone's front stoop surveillance camera, and includes sound, so you can hear the woman's blood-curdling screams of terror as she tries to break free from her assailant's grasp. The only thing that stops this video from being completely disturbing is that she manages to break loose as concerned neighbors emerge from their houses. The video also shows the attacker pulling up his pants as she flees. more ›

Starting in the spring, the MTA will be installing surveillance cameras on 400 buses with routes in Manhattan. MTA spokesman Charles Seaton tells us that the cameras will have a view of the entire length of the bus, which means we'll have decent B-roll if NYC ever gets an Epic Beard Man fight. According to agency documents obtained by the Post, if the program is successful, the number of camera-equipped buses could grow to 1,150. more ›

Yesterday afternoon, the 20-year-old daughter of former mayor Rudy Giuliani was arrested for allegedly stealing five cosmetics items from a Sephora store at Lexington and East 86th Street. Caroline Giuliani, who was allegedly caught by store employees and surveillance cameras, was taken into custody at the 19th Precinct stationhouse. A Daily News source says, "She was caught red-handed. She knew it and didn't act out... She kept her head low and you could see her eyes were tearing up." more ›

Police have released this surveillance video of a man suspected of shooting a 9-year-old boy in the leg. The boy was biking through East Flatbush at 8:30 p.m. on Friday when shots rang out from a nearby barber shop. The boy was struck in the leg, but was able to bike home, and from there he was brought to Kings County Hospital. more ›

Long Island cardiologist Vincent Pacienza was convicted yesterday of unlawful surveillance for setting up a surveillance camera in the bathroom of his medical office to watch women do their business. Back in June 2008, Pacienza closed an employees-only bathroom at this Manhasset office, leaving one bathroom for both employees and patients. He also informed female employees he had installed an air purifier across from the toilet, but according to the Nassau DA's press release, the air purifier "contained a hidden wireless camera with a direct video feed to a monitor underneath Pacienza’s desk." more ›

Last week some creep exposed himself and grabbed a female rider in the City Hall R train station, which just so happens to be the same station frequented by noted lech Mike Bloomberg. (Just sayin'.) And like most other stations in the transit system, the City Hall station doesn't have security cameras. Or wait, actually it does have cameras, but the NYC Transit contractor who installed them did such a lousy job that they're useless! So yesterday Public Advocate Bill de Blasio trooped over to the station for a press conference to demand that state leaders fix over 2,000 broken security cameras and reverse layoffs for over 450 station agents. more ›

So far 70 stations are rigged with the cameras, and by June that number is expected to reach 100. The agency asked that $250 million be set aside for security projects over the next five years, but Albany—where Gov. Paterson is hashing out a budget for the upcoming year—rejected the proposal. Bridge tolls, which would have paid for subway surveillance in addition to other improvements to the MTA, were voted down by the legislature. With things as they are the administration warned earlier this year that the planned security overhaul "may never be completed."
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Investigators have few leads in their search for a man who fatally stabbed two men and injured another during a fight on the No. 2 train early Sunday morning. Yesterday cops continued canvassing the Greenwich Village area, handing out fliers and looking for witnesses. But they have no description of the attacker, who is only described as Hispanic. Part of the challenge facing investigators is that the Christopher Street station, where the man is believed to have fled the subway, has no surveillance cameras. more ›

Four men are wanted in connection with two attacks at the Butler Houses in the Bronx. On April 3, the group attacked a 45-year-old man in front of a building around 11 p.m.; they also robbed him. Then, on April 18, they struck again at 2:30 a.m.—and the assault was caught on camera. WABC 7 reports, "Police said two men were assaulted as they entered the building. A 43-year-old victim was struck in the head with a bottle, pushed into an elevator and robbed. He needed stitches to his head. The other victim, a 46-year-old man, was pushed to the ground in the hallway and robbed." One suspect has been identified as Tyrone Hines; police are asking people with additional information about him and the other suspects to contact CrimeStoppers (800-577-TIPS or online). more ›

A Long Island Dunkin' Donuts employee was arrested for placing a wireless surveillance camera in the ladies' bathroom at a Kings Park Dunkin' Donuts. Danish Qureshi was found out when a nearby resident stumbled onto the electronic peeping. more ›