photo by Flickr user Lauren Brown
Actor Rick Moranis was punched in the head while walking near 70th and Central Park West at approximately 7:24am on Thursday, October 1. The 20th precinct released the video below without mentioning the name of the victim, but his identity was later revealed by Eyewitness News and several other websites.
Rick Moranis is best known for his roles in Honey I Shrunk the Kids, the first two Ghostbusters movies, Spaceballs and Little Shop of Horrors.
Video of the earlier assault,
Any info contact @NYPDDetectives at 212-580-6414 or @NYPDTips at 1-800-577-tips pic.twitter.com/eaiBdjTRt2— NYPD 20th Precinct (@NYPD20Pct) October 2, 2020
The 67 year old actor was assaulted near his apartment building, sustaining injuries to his head, back and hip. The suspect continued walking after committing the assault and is currently at large.
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A photo of the suspect has now been released, and flyers have been distributed throughout the neighborhood.
Anyone with information about this attack should call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip on NYPDcrimestoppers.com or on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.
hope he is ok. wish him well
why????
This is why I will not visit the city until Spring. Dangerous mood and atmosphere. By the way, I grew up in that neighborhood.
Maybe now when the movie stars get attacked they’ll start cleaning up the mess they made for n this city. Shame on our politicians. I hope he gets better soon.
That’s a cold cock. Nail the bastard!
So sorry to hear that. Such a beloved & great actor. Please feel better Mr. Moranis. Sorry you had to endure that terrible violation. Sending you well wishes.
HEY! Nobody punches Rick Moranis in my town!
Maybe he will call Helen Rosenthal and ask that they fight having another long-term shelter put into our neighborhood. NO….I am not saying every shelter client is bad but as I’ve said before, we can’t manage the street vagrants and rising crime we already have. And YES, punching someone in the head for no reason is a crime, to me at least. Anyone else?
Hi Concerned:
Punching anyone but you in the head IS indeed a crime. You, however, would not suffer since you’re concerned.
And nuts.
Some people in this neighborhood would say that isn’t a crime, since whoever did this can be out in 15 minutes the way things are now – and your comments make no sense.
Poor guy. Glad he is recovering and I hope if they catch his assailant, he wont be back out on the streets in an hour. Thanks, DeBlasio.
It is unfortunate but the only thing that keeps some people civil is the fear of repercussions for their actions. Our mis guided political class is tone deaf. Consider the NYS Parole Board actions of letting cop killers who have not even repented out of jail. Wake up UWS’ers, we are being made fools of.
Why are so many people attacked when walking under ‘sheds’? Isn’t it time to eliminate these monstrously ugly and dangerous passageways ? .. One on every block. Get the owners of buildings to shit of get off the pot…. Use MCI’s and get the buildings fixed up .. In so many cases they’ve been like this for decades paying minuscule fines and not giving a damn about the danger they represent.
scaffolding should be put up, used and pulled down FAST. say-moi is right. languishing scaffolds are dangerous.
When people were at least a little sane, there was a view that safer streets were a good thing, and highly visible, well-lit streetscapes, with open businesses on commercial streets were the sort of thing government should encourage.
Now, we don’t. Instead, scaffolds bury us interminably, fed by some perverse set of incentives local gov’t has imposed. No re-think is ever forthcoming. Stores sit vacant. No one listens to constituents, they spend time instead scoping out the next public sinecure in which to squat.
It is as if no one cares about anything anymore, particularly the basics.
Very well put.