Woman knocked unconscious near Times Square hotel: sources

Editor's note: An earlier version of this story misstated the location of the attack. The story has been updated.

MANHATTAN, NY (PIX11) – A woman is still unconscious after being attacked near a Manhattan hotel early Tuesday morning. The incident was captured on surveillance video, according to sources.

The woman, believed to be in her 30s, was attacked outside the Riu Plaza New York Times Square hotel around 1:30 a.m., sources said. Sources said surveillance video showed a man attacking the woman until she lost consciousness.

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Sources said hotel staff called police after officers spoke with the woman's doctor at the hospital. The nature of her injuries was unclear, but she remained unconscious Wednesday.

There have been no arrests and investigators have not released a description of the suspect. It was not known whether the victim and suspect knew each other.

A hotel spokesperson told PIX11 Thursday morning: “We regret the violent incident that occurred outside our hotel. No guests or employees were involved. RIU is actively cooperating with the authorities in the investigation.”

In June, a 53-year-old taxi driver died after being beaten by a man outside the Riu Hotel on West 47th Street, according to police. Jaime Rosario, 54, was arrested in the case and charged with assault, police said.

Patino was giving taxi fares as guests came out of the hotel when Rosario aggressively confronted Patino and punched him in the face, knocking him unconscious, police said. Patino fell and hit his head on the concrete. He remained in a coma until his death on June 27, police said.

The 18th Precinct in midtown Manhattan has seen a 50% increase in crimes this year compared to 2023, according to NYPD data.

Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577 . Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

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