DOORMAN CHASES OFF BAT FIEND (Bloomberg's New York)

NY Post ^ | 3/5/09 | JAMIE SCHRAM and ZACHARY GOELMAN

[jimbo123]

A doorman sprang into action to save a woman from a thug who may be responsible for a string of baseball bat attacks on the Upper East Side, sources said yesterday.

Joel Afanador, 25, was standing outside a building on East 89th Street near York Avenue when he saw a thug rush up behind a 31-year-old woman, knock her into a pile of garbage bags and jump on her back at about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday.

[jws3sticks]

Don't cha' just love the Big Apple?

In Manhattan, some folks can see New Jersey from their house.

[lentulusgracchus]

This would happen a lot less often if NYC doormen were packing serious heat.

A punk like that might do that once, then he's a statistic instead of a candidate for repeat offender of the month.

[jws3sticks]

Make the Doorman's Day, for sure!

We don't need a "Mad Max" thing going on any longer, IMHO.

[muir_redwoods]

Ya know, NYC used to have a mayor that wouldn't put up with this crap. I wonder who the mayor is now.

Maybe his honor was busy tracking down some criminal margarine in a restaurant somewhere.

[beagleone]

Bat fiend? I believe the preferred term is “caped crusader”

[bgill]

Cops believe the man is also responsible for the Feb. 22 Central Park attack on a 46-year-old woman, who was also hit in the head and robbed of $15,000 in jewelry while walking her dog at East Drive and 91st Street.

Yeah, I always walk my dog while wearing $15k in jewelry...

[6SJ7]

... and the $15k in jewelry was on the dog!