Police say that a 38-year-old man has been arrested and charged with assaulting a woman who lived in the same building as him.
Jakhongir Sattorov was charged with rape, assault, obstruction of breathing, and criminal mischief.
The 59-year-old woman was sexually assaulted Friday night in Bensonhurst, according to investigators.
Authorities say that she was taken to a hospital, where she is expected to recover.
It was not immediately clear how the suspect approached the victim.