NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Police are searching for a man who held a woman at knifepoint and attempted to rape her inside her Manhattan home on Sunday, authorities said.
At approximately 9 a.m., the suspect followed a 53-year-old woman inside of the Lillian Wald Houses on the Lower East Side, then forced his way into her apartment, officials said.
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Once inside, authorities said the suspect displayed a knife and attempted to rape the victim.
The suspect is described as a man approximately in his 20s, 5'7" tall, 150 pounds, with a dark complexion, slim build, and facial hair. He was last seen wearing a silver head-wrap, a black t-shirt, a chain around his neck, white shorts with the word "Rude" written across the front and white sneakers.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
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