Beaten with Bike Chain in Bronx Near Yankee Stadium

Attacker Also had Saw Blade Near Yankee Tavern

Cops are searching for this man in connection for an attack on a man with a bike chain. -Photo courtesty of NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

February 24, 2023 

BRONX - An attacker who beat a man with a bike chain while also showing off a saw blade is being sought by cops for the assault near Yankee Stadium.

At around 10 am on February 13, two men began arguing across the street from a group of restaurants on Gerard Avenue. During the arguement a man in a yellow reflective vest displayed a saw blade and a bike chain. 

Then the man struck the 37-year-old victim in the back with the bike chain. 

The attacker fled on foot towards Yankee Stadium.

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The victim refused medical attention at the scene. 

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 

All calls are strictly confidential.