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Career creep busted for attacking NYU coed on the street allegedly randomly shoved woman days earlier

In a string of random attacks, a 45‑year‑old homeless man with a history of 16 prior convictions, James Rizzo, allegedly pushed a 68‑year‑old woman on Fifth Avenue near West 47th Street at about 8:45 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. Police say he struck her with an elbow, causing her to fall and sustain a small cut.

A few days later, on Monday morning, Rizzo supposedly approached 20‑year‑old NYU student Amelia Lewis on Broadway near Astor Place. He reportedly slapped her on the head and buttocks, then yanked her hair, leaving her visibly shaken. The incident was captured on video and shared on social media.

Authorities also allege that on December 18, 2023, he randomly slapped a 59‑year‑old woman in the face at Mercer Street near West 3rd Street. While still out after a September release from prison, Rizzo was caught in the act of breaking into an apartment close to Washington Square Park and was subsequently linked to four burglaries at the same building on Bleecker and Mercer streets around 1 a.m. that same Tuesday.

Following the arrest, Rizzo faced assault charges for both incidents involving Amelia Lewis, as well as additional accusations of persistent sexual abuse and forcible touching. He was also charged with the December 18 assault.

Amelia Lewis took to X to voice her outrage: “I just really want to emphasize how not OK this is,” she wrote. “I’m honestly still in shock, but I’m more enraged that things like this are able to happen in this city, and we really need to do something about it because this is unacceptable.”

The offender’s arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court was scheduled for Wednesday.



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