{"id":224838,"date":"2026-05-08T18:13:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T18:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/224838\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T18:13:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T18:13:08","slug":"manhattan-man-76-killed-by-apparent-stranger-on-chelsea-street-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/224838\/","title":{"rendered":"Manhattan man, 76, killed by apparent stranger on Chelsea street, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 76-year-old Manhattan man died after he was attacked on a Chelsea street Thursday night, police said Friday.<\/p>\n

NYPD officials said Ross Falzone was at West 18th Street and Seventh Avenue around 9:30 p.m. when an unknown assailant approached him from behind and pushed him.<\/p>\n

Falzone suffered head trauma, authorities said. He was unconscious when officers arrived at the scene in response to a 911 call, police said.<\/p>\n

First responders took him to Bellevue Hospital in critical condition, and he died there a short time later, police said.<\/p>\n

Falzone lived on the Upper West Side, according to police.<\/p>\n

Officials said they were looking for a man wearing a black shirt and black shorts who fled the scene after the attack. They said they believe the men did not know each other.<\/p>\n

Detectives were canvassing the area for surveillance video Friday, police said.<\/p>\n

NYPD data shows<\/a> Falzone\u2019s death is the first reported homicide of the year in the 13th Precinct, which covers parts of Chelsea as well as StuyTown, Gramercy Park, Madison Square Park and Union Square. The precinct recorded two homicides in all of 2025, the data shows.<\/p>\n

Felony assaults in the precinct are on the rise so far this year, with about 10 more reported through May 3 than in the same timeframe last year, according to the data. Citywide<\/a>, homicides and felony assaults have dropped 29% and just over 1%, respectively, year to date.<\/p>\n

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