Crime & Safety
NYCHA Employee Slapped With Harassment Charge In Harlem: NYPD
The on-duty 66-year-old employee was arrested Monday in Harlem, authorities said.
HARLEM, NYC — A 66-year-old city employee was arrested and charged in Harlem with attempted assault and harassment this week, authorities said.
Tsaddiyq-Nasah Makarios, an employee with the New York City Housing Authority, which runs to provide decent, affordable housing for low- and moderate-income New Yorkers, was taken into custody at around 10:35 a.m., police said.
An NYPD spokesperson told Patch that Makarios and an unidentified second party got into an altercation, which ultimately turned violent.
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Makarios was charged with attempted assault, menacing, criminal possession of a weapon and harassment charges, according to the NYPD.
Little else was shared by police officials about the incident that landed Makarios in cuffs.
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Makarios was arraigned Monday, pleaded not guilty and has since been released from custody without bail while a case is pending, according to New York City court records.
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