Group of goons attempt to rob 14-year-old with ‘sharp object’ outside Gracie Mansion

An armed group of men attempted to rob a teenager just steps from the mayor’s Gracie Mansion residence on Saturday night, according to the NYPD.

A 14-year-old boy was set upon by a group of four men on East 88th Street and East End Avenue just after 8 p.m. Saturday — right outside the mayor’s lush, city-provided pad, the NYPD said.



Those brutes threatened the boy with a “sharp object” and demanded his belongings while surrounding him inside Carl Schurtz Park, which is adjacent to the Gracie Mansion Conservancy on the Upper East Side.
3Law enforcement stand outside Gracie Mansion in Manhattan after an attempted robbery on April 12, 2025.Paul Martinka
3The robbery took place at East 88th Street and East End Avenue just after 8 p.m. Saturday — right outside the mayor’s lush, city-provided pad.Paul Martinka

3NYPD officers investigate the attempted robbery in the Yorkville neighborhood of Manhattan Saturday night.Paul Martinka


The 14-year-old resisted the group’s demands and called police who arrived shortly after the attempted armed robbery, cops said.

The boy avoided both being robbed and being injured, denying medical attention from first responders at the scene.

All four suspects fled the scene through Carl Schurtz Park, according to cops.

Police are currently searching for the suspects.

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