Riverside Park sex predators target women in Manhattan greenspace: NYPD

Predators are converging on Manhattan’s Riverside Park, where one woman was assaulted and a second was robbed within two days, police said Friday.

The most recent attack took place around 4:45 a.m. Thursday when a man ran up to a 33-year-old woman walking through the west side park near W. 59th St. and tried to talk to her.

When the victim ignored the stranger, he knocked her to the ground, cops said.

As the woman pulled out her phone to take a picture of her attacker, he grabbed her phone and ran off.

No serious injuries were reported.

The first attack occurred on Tuesday night about 10 p.m. when a 38-year-old woman was attacked, cops said.

The woman was jogging on the bike path inside the park near W. 89th St. when a man pedaled up to her on a dark-colored bicycle.

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The suspect got off the bike, shoved the victim to the ground and groped her as he tried to take her shorts off.

The crook then took off his pants and flashed the woman, who screamed for help.

Startled by her screams, the attacker jumped back on his bike and sped off, cops said.

Medics took the woman to Mount Sinai West, where she was treated for cuts and bruises.

Police do not believe the two attacks were committed by the same man.

The suspect in Tuesday’s attack is described as Hispanic, in his mid 30s or early 40s and about 5-foot-6. He wore a red sports jersey with the number “40″ on the back and was riding a dark-colored bicycle.

Anyone with information regarding either attack is urged to call NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.