Why Central Park's Latest Incident Has Locals on Edge

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Saturday’s horrific knifepoint rape in Central Park was the fifth sex attack in the iconic green space so far this year, leaving locals terrified.

A woman was approached by an armed thug around 8:30 p.m. near East 67th Street and Fifth Avenue, dragged into a wooded area in the famous Manhattan park and sexually assaulted before her attacker fled, authorities said.