Virginia Maloney
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Oct 28, 2026
Gabby AcevedoCORRESPONDENT
She was rushed to the hospital and is now recovering from injuries and from the traumatic experience.
Gabby AcevedoCORRESPONDENT
Council Member Virginia Maloney says this is the second reported attack on a woman in Central Park in the last week.
Gabby AcevedoCORRESPONDENT
NYPD officers also looking for Three men who attacked and robbed another woman on Sunday, the 18th, unrelated to this most recent incident.
Gabby AcevedoCORRESPONDENT
People in the neighborhood are eager to see arrests in both cases.
speaker_18CORRESPONDENT
She was able to fight back with her Stanley water bottle.
speaker_18CORRESPONDENT
City Councilmember Virginia Maloney represents this area, and she's calling for the NYPD to review its staffing of the park.
speaker_18CORRESPONDENT
So far, no one has been arrested for either incident.
Dominic CarterHOST
And this is what's happening in Mom Donnie's New York.
Monty MaderHOST
Mayor Mamdadi called it horrific.
Monty MaderHOST
Councilmember Virginia Maloney noted the woman was groped in the park in August.
Monty MaderHOST
Another was robbed on October 18th.
Monty MaderHOST
The Central Park Precinct has logged four rapes this year against three at this point last year.
Buzz AdamsHOST
She was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Buzz AdamsHOST
Talking to CBS News, New York City Councilwoman Virginia Maloney said the NYPD has got to crack down on making Central Park safer for people, especially women.
Virginia MaloneySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
As a East Sider and a runner myself, I am often in Central Park, and it is critical that women and all people feel safe there at any hour.
Buzz AdamsHOST
Okay.
Sarah SandersSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
go and do a volunteer event inside the park.
Lucy YangCORRESPONDENT
Councilwoman Virginia Maloney represents the Upper East Side and issued this statement, quote, I run in Central Park myself.
Lucy YangCORRESPONDENT
Women deserve to feel safe there at any hour.
Lucy YangCORRESPONDENT
According to the NYPD, there have been four rapes so far this year as compared with three rapes in the same time frame in 2025.
Joe TorresHOST
An ambulance took her to the hospital.
Joe TorresHOST
Councilwoman Virginia Maloney, who represents the Upper East Side, issued a statement saying, I run in Central Park myself.
Joe TorresHOST
Women deserve to feel safe there at any hour.
speaker_3SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It's very scary, actually, because I come here a lot, especially to this area.
Rollie DHOST
The fact that those pedicabs charge up to $10 a minute for a ride isn't the issue.
Rollie DHOST
City Council proponents like Virginia Maloney and Gale Brewer say it's the disruptions they cause by creating more gridlock and more noise by turning up pedicab music full blast.
Rollie DHOST
The bill would keep pedicabs 50 feet away from theater entrances and exits.
Rollie DHOST
They say it's a safety issue.
Bradley TuskHOST
I'm your host, Bradley Tusk.
Bradley TuskHOST
Uh, with us today is Virginia Maloney.
Bradley TuskHOST
She is a member of the New York City Council.
Bradley TuskHOST
She's doing some really cool stuff that my friend Jesse Horowitz was telling me about, and I said, "Would she wanna come on the air and talk about it?" And the answer was yes, and here you are.
Bradley TuskHOST
So you obviously grew up in politics.
Bradley TuskHOST
For the listeners who haven't pieced it together, her mom is the legendary Carolyn Maloney, who I've always been a big fan of.
Virginia MaloneyGUEST
You mean Virginia Maloney's mother, right? [laughs]
Bradley TuskHOST
Virginia Maloney's mother, absolutely.