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An email sent by the NYU Department of Campus Safety contained the subject line “Simple Assault - Hate Crime,” but did not define the legal term “simple assault” in the alert. Many members of the university community are now confused about what the term simple assault means. (Staff Photo and Illustration by Manasa Gudavalli)

Explained: ‘Simple assault’ and the confusion surrounding NYU’s alert emails

The term "simple assault" is not so simple. Recent communications from the university left students wondering what the term means and why it is being used to refer to serious attacks.
Rachel Cohen, Rachel Fadem, and Suhail Gharaibeh Sep 20, 2021

Two NYU students were victims of a homophobic hate crime at 14th Street and Third Avenue on Sept. 15, according to an email alert sent by the Department of Campus Safety. The two...

An unknown motorist has been linked to multiple groping incidents on campus. This week, the NYPD arrested a suspect. (Image courtesy of NYPD, Staff Illustration by Manasa Gudavalli)

Alleged serial groper arrested

The suspected assailant in a string of downtown Manhattan gropings has been taken into custody on sex crime charges.
Rachel Fadem and Suhail Gharaibeh Sep 15, 2021

Police have arrested a suspect accused of sexually assaulting 10 people — including four NYU students — in downtown Manhattan between Aug. 21 and Sept. 10, according to...

Security camera footage shows the perpetrator wearing a black face mask and riding a red and black moped. The reports all described the attacker wearing dark clothing and a motorcycle helmet covering the majority of their face. (Image courtesy of NYPD)

Another student groped on campus as string of sexual assaults continues

The fourth incident in a string of sexual assaults raises questions about security at NYU — particularly for women, who make up 58% of the undergraduate student population.

An NYU student reported that they were sexually assaulted on campus at approximately 4:40 p.m. on Sept. 10. This was the fourth such incident in less than two weeks, all of which...

On Tuesday, August 31, at the northeast corner of East Eighth Street and University Pl, a person driving a scooter groped a female NYU student. Since then, two other female NYU students have been sexually assaulted by a passing driver on a scooter. (Staff Photo by Shaina Ahmed)

Students concerned as NYU reports three gropings in two days

On Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, the NYU Department of Campus Safety informed students of three sexual assault incidents.
Rachel Cohen and Rachel Fadem Sep 1, 2021

A person on a two-wheeled motorized vehicle groped three female NYU students in the last two days, according to alerts sent from NYU’s Department of Campus Safety to the university...

Three Missing Bicycles, One Attempted Bike Theft

Three Missing Bicycles, One Attempted Bike Theft

From Aug. 26 to Sept. 16, the NYU Department of Public Safety received one report of Burglary, three reports of Criminal Mischief, one report of Fondling, one report of Fraud, three reports of Harassment, nine reports of Larceny, one report of Public Lewdness and one report of Robbery.
Crime Bot, Robot Reporter Sep 21, 2020

Burglary On Sept. 15 at 10:52 a.m., a member of Public Safety reported a burglary in Othmer Hall. The case is open and under investigation. Criminal Mischief On Sept....

Student Elbowed in Brittany Hall

Student Elbowed in Brittany Hall

CrimeBot, Robot Reporter Apr 7, 2019

From April 1 to 4, the NYU Department of Public Safety received one report of criminal trespass, four reports of larceny, one report of drug law violation and four reports of harassment. Trespassing On...

Controlled Substance Violations Spike Before Halloween

Controlled Substance Violations Spike Before Halloween

A list of crimes reported from Oct. 27 to Nov. 8.
Crime Bot Nov 12, 2018
A list of crimes reported from Oct. 27 to Nov. 8.
Unlawful Surveillance Reported at NYU

Unlawful Surveillance Reported at NYU

A breakdown of crimes reported to NYU Public Safety between Oct. 23 and Nov. 2.
Crime Bot Nov 5, 2018
A breakdown of crimes reported to NYU Public Safety between Oct. 23 and Nov. 2.
A dozen albatrosses were slaughtered and photographed dead in Kaena Point Natural Area Reserve in 2015. Tisch sophomore Christian Gutierrez has been charged with the crime along with two others, who are minors.

NYU Student Accepts Plea Deal in Albatross Killings Case

Jemima McEvoy, News Editor Mar 20, 2017
Tisch sophomore Christian Gutierrez has accepted a plea deal in a case involving the murder of a dozen albatrosses — an endangered species — at a Hawaii nature reserve in 2015.
Crime Log: March 1 to March 12

Crime Log: March 1 to March 12

Coco Wang, Deputy News Editor Mar 20, 2017
A look at the crimes on campus between March 1 and March 12.
Crime Log: Jan. 30 to Feb. 4

Crime Log: Jan. 30 to Feb. 4

Sayer Devlin and Miranda Levingston Feb 6, 2017
A look at crimes from Jan. 30 to Feb 4.
Crime Log: Nov. 26-Dec. 4

Crime Log: Nov. 26-Dec. 4

Natasha Roy, Sayer Devlin, and Jemima McEvoy Dec 5, 2016
A look at the week's crimes.

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