Robberies at Space Market and Bobst Library
AI-generated · every claim is source-linkedNYU Campus Safety issued a Clery Campus Notice for two robberies by the same perpetrator on September 30, 2024, first in front of Space Market at 1 University Place around 10:37 p.m. and then in front of Bobst Library around 11:00 p.m.
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NYU Clery Campus Notice Robbery On October 1, 2024, at 1:16 a.m., the Department of Campus Safety received a report of 2 separate robberies by the same perpetrator. The incidents were witnessed and reported by the same 2 NYU students. The first incident occurred on September 30, 2024 at approximately 10:37 p.m. in front of Space Market (1 University Pl # 1, New York, NY 10003) and the second incident occurred shortly thereafter at approximately 11:00 p.m. in front of Bobst Library in Manhattan. The first victim, an NYU student, was outside of Space Market when an unidentified individual put their arm around the student and demanded they go to the ATM and get $20. The student withdrew $20 from the Space Market ATM and the individual took the $20 from the student's hand. The student then ran and fled the scene. The second victim, an NYU student, was outside of Bobst Library buying food from a food truck when the same individual asked for $10 or $20. The student initially gave the individual $5. The individual then grabbed the students arm and rummaged through their wallet. The student gave the individual another $5 and the individual left the scene heading towards Washington Square Park. The identified student was offered services. The perpetrator's description has been shared with Campus Safety Officers. The Department of Campus Safety has notified the NYPD of the incidents. Description of Suspect: Dark complexion and male presenting, wearing a navy blue sweater with the words "anti-social social club" on the front of the sweater, white undershirt, black pants, about six feet tall with a white wristband on their left wrist. If you have additional information about this incident, please contact NYU Campus Safety at (212) 998-2222. Please Remember These Safety Tips: Be aware of your surroundings, especially when walking alone. Walk in groups whenever you can. There is always safety in numbers. Using a smartphone or other electronic devices, especially with earbuds, can be distracting and may make you a vulnerable target for an assailant. Trust your instincts. If you feel that you may be in danger, seek out others or an open NYU facility that has Campus Safety Officers posted. If you are the victim of a crime, do not engage with the assailant as that may put you in further danger. If you are the victim of a crime, call 911 immediately and then report the incident to the Department of Campus Safety at (212) 998-2222. NYU Students can call the Wellness Exchange at 212-443-9999 24/7 for confidential medical and counseling support. NYU Faculty, Administrators, and Staff can call the Employee Assistance Program powered by Optum at 888-980-8740 24/7 for confidential counseling support. Read more about our notification policy and procedures. You can also learn more about Campus Safety's services and review answers to Frequently Asked Questions on our website.
Sourcepresent25/25
Final assessment
All 25 reads find S present: "NYU Clery Campus Notice" and the Department of Campus Safety identify the source.
Who is sending the alert and who is responding. People act faster on a message from a clearly identifiable, credible sender, such as a named department, the police, or a branded alert system, than on an anonymous notice. A branded signature counts.
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- present: "NYU Clery Campus Notice" and the Department of Campus Safety identify the source.
- present: The NYU Clery Campus Notice and Department of Campus Safety identify who is sending the warning.
- present: The NYU Clery Campus Notice and Department of Campus Safety identify the issuing office.
- present: An NYU Clery Campus Notice from the Department of Campus Safety, which notified NYPD, identifies the sender.
- present: "NYU Clery Campus Notice" and the Department of Campus Safety identify who sent the alert.
- present: NYU Clery Campus Notice and the Department of Campus Safety identify the university unit that sent the message.
- present: The branded Clery notice and the Department of Campus Safety identify who issued the alert.
- present: The branded header "NYU Clery Campus Notice" and "Department of Campus Safety" identify the issuing authority.
- present: The branded header "NYU Clery Campus Notice" and "Department of Campus Safety" identify the issuer.
- present: The header NYU Clery Campus Notice and the Department of Campus Safety identify the issuing body.
- present: "NYU Clery Campus Notice" and "Department of Campus Safety" identify the source.
- present: The branded "NYU Clery Campus Notice" and Department of Campus Safety name the source.
- present: The branded header "NYU Clery Campus Notice" and the Department of Campus Safety identify the sender.
- present: "NYU Clery Campus Notice" and the Department of Campus Safety name the issuing authority.
- present: Branded NYU Clery notice language and the Department of Campus Safety as reporter identify the sender.
- present: The branded NYU Clery notice and Department of Campus Safety identify the issuing authority.
- present: "NYU Clery Campus Notice" and the Department of Campus Safety, which notified NYPD, identify the sender.
- present: The NYU Clery notice and Department of Campus Safety identify the issuer.
- present: The NYU Clery notice and Department of Campus Safety name the issuing authority.
- present: The branded NYU Clery Campus Notice and Department of Campus Safety identify who is sending it.
- present: NYU Clery Campus Notice and the Department of Campus Safety identify who is sending the alert.
- present: "NYU Clery Campus Notice" and the Department of Campus Safety identify the source.
- present: The header "NYU Clery Campus Notice" and the Department of Campus Safety name the sender.
- present: The "NYU Clery Campus Notice" header and "Department of Campus Safety" name the issuing campus authority.
- present: NYU Clery Campus Notice and the Department of Campus Safety identify the issuing campus authority.
Hazardpresent25/25
Final assessment
All 25 reads find H present: It names robbery as the specific threat in two incidents by the same perpetrator.
What the threat actually is. A complete warning names the specific danger, such as a shooter, a fire, a tornado, or a gas leak, rather than a vague emergency, because people decide what to do based on what they are facing.
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- present: It names robbery as the specific threat in two incidents by the same perpetrator.
- present: The text names robbery and describes cash demanded at an ATM and from a wallet.
- present: The heading and narrative name robbery, including demands for cash at an ATM and a wallet.
- present: Robbery is named, with two cash demands by the same perpetrator, one at an ATM and one at a wallet.
- present: The heading and body name "Robbery" and "2 separate robberies."
- present: The title and narrative name "robbery" and two encounters in which money was demanded and taken from students.
- present: The heading names "Robbery" and the body describes two forced-money takings by one perpetrator.
- present: The notice names "Robbery" as the specific threat.
- present: The notice names "Robbery" as the specific threat.
- present: Robbery is named, with demands for cash at an ATM and a later wallet grab.
- present: The text names "Robbery" as the specific threat.
- present: It names "Robbery" as the specific threat.
- present: The notice names "Robbery" as the specific threat.
- present: The alert names "Robbery" and two robberies by the same perpetrator.
- present: The heading and narrative name "robbery" in two incidents by the same perpetrator, a specific crime.
- present: The headline and body name "robbery" and "robberies" as the specific threat.
- present: The heading and body name "Robbery," including demanding money and taking cash from students.
- present: It names "Robbery" as the specific hazard.
- present: The alert specifies "Robbery" and describes two robberies by the same perpetrator.
- present: The heading and narrative name Robbery, including demands for cash and taking money.
- present: The heading and body name "robbery" and "robberies" as the threat.
- present: It names "Robbery" as the specific threat.
- present: It titles the events "Robbery" and describes demands for cash at an ATM and a wallet.
- present: The heading and body name "Robbery" and describe demands for cash at an ATM and a wallet.
- present: The heading and body name two robberies by the same perpetrator, including demands for cash.
Locationpresent25/25
Final assessment
All 25 reads find L present: The crimes occurred in front of Space Market at 1 University Place and in front of Bobst Library in Manhattan.
Where the threat is. Saying whether danger is in a specific building, a part of campus, or area-wide lets people judge their own proximity and choose a safe direction. Without a where, a warning is hard to act on precisely.
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- present: The crimes occurred in front of Space Market at 1 University Place and in front of Bobst Library in Manhattan.
- present: The first robbery is in front of Space Market at 1 University Place and the second is in front of Bobst Library.
- present: The first robbery is in front of Space Market at 1 University Place and the second in front of Bobst Library in Manhattan.
- present: The first robbery is in front of Space Market at 1 University Pl, and the second in front of Bobst Library in Manhattan.
- present: Incidents were "in front of Space Market (1 University Pl)" and "in front of Bobst Library in Manhattan."
- present: The first robbery is in front of Space Market at 1 University Place, and the second is in front of Bobst Library in Manhattan.
- present: The first robbery was in front of Space Market at 1 University Place, and the second in front of Bobst Library in Manhattan.
- present: It locates the robberies "in front of Space Market" and "in front of Bobst Library in Manhattan."
- present: It locates incidents "in front of Space Market (1 University Pl" and "in front of Bobst Library in Manhattan."
- present: The first robbery is in front of Space Market at 1 University Place, and the second in front of Bobst Library in Manhattan.
- present: Incidents occurred "in front of Space Market (1 University Pl)" and "in front of Bobst Library in Manhattan."
- present: Incidents occurred in front of Space Market at 1 University Pl and in front of Bobst Library in Manhattan.
- present: It places the robberies in front of Space Market at 1 University Pl and in front of Bobst Library in Manhattan.
- present: Incidents are placed in front of Space Market at 1 University Pl and in front of Bobst Library in Manhattan.
- present: The first robbery was in front of Space Market at 1 University Place and the second in front of Bobst Library in Manhattan.
- present: Incidents are placed in front of Space Market at 1 University Place and in front of Bobst Library in Manhattan.
- present: Incidents were in front of Space Market at 1 University Place and in front of Bobst Library in Manhattan.
- present: Locations include Space Market at 1 University Pl and "in front of Bobst Library in Manhattan."
- present: Incidents are "in front of Space Market" and "in front of Bobst Library in Manhattan."
- present: Incidents occurred in front of Space Market at 1 University Place and in front of Bobst Library in Manhattan.
- present: Incidents are placed in front of Space Market at 1 University Place and in front of Bobst Library in Manhattan.
- present: Incidents were "in front of Space Market (1 University Pl)" and "in front of Bobst Library in Manhattan."
- present: Incidents occurred in front of Space Market at 1 University Place and in front of Bobst Library in Manhattan.
- present: Incidents occurred "in front of Space Market (1 University Pl" and "in front of Bobst Library in Manhattan".
- present: The first robbery is in front of Space Market at 1 University Place, the second in front of Bobst Library in Manhattan.
Guidancepresent25/25
Final assessment
All 25 reads find G present: Safety tips instruct walking in groups, seeking an NYU facility if in danger, not engaging an assailant, and calling 911.
The protective action to take. A clear, specific instruction, such as shelter in place, evacuate, avoid the area, or run-hide-fight, drives faster and more correct protective behavior than describing the threat alone.
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- present: Safety tips instruct walking in groups, seeking an NYU facility if in danger, not engaging an assailant, and calling 911.
- present: Safety tips instruct walking in groups, seeking an NYU facility if in danger, and calling 911.
- present: Safety tips direct people to walk in groups, seek an NYU facility with officers if in danger, and call 911.
- present: Safety tips tell recipients to walk in groups, seek a staffed NYU facility if in danger, not engage an assailant, and call 911 immediately.
- present: Safety tips instruct walking in groups, seeking an NYU facility if in danger, and calling 911.
- present: Safety tips instruct walking in groups, seeking an open NYU facility if in danger, and calling 911 if you are a crime victim.
- present: Safety tips tell the community to walk in groups, seek an NYU facility if in danger, and call 911.
- present: Safety tips instruct recipients to walk in groups, seek an NYU facility if in danger, and call 911 if victimized.
- present: Safety tips tell readers to stay aware, walk in groups, seek an NYU facility if in danger, and call 911.
- present: Standard tips instruct walking in groups, seeking Campus Safety if in danger, not engaging an assailant, and calling 911.
- present: Safety tips instruct awareness, walking in groups, seeking help if in danger, and calling 911.
- present: Safety tips instruct walking in groups, seeking an NYU facility if in danger, and calling 911.
- present: Safety tips instruct recipients to walk in groups, seek others or an NYU facility if in danger, and call 911.
- present: Safety tips instruct recipients to be aware, walk in groups, seek a staffed NYU facility if in danger, and call 911.
- present: The canned safety tips instruct walking in groups, seeking an NYU facility with officers if endangered, not engaging an assailant, and calling 911.
- present: Safety tips instruct staying aware, walking in groups, seeking an NYU facility if in danger, and calling 911.
- present: Safety tips tell people to stay aware, walk in groups, seek help if in danger, and call 911 if they are a victim.
- present: Safety tips instruct awareness, walking in groups, seeking a safe facility if in danger, and calling 911.
- present: Safety tips direct people to walk in groups, seek help if in danger, and call 911.
- present: Safety tips tell recipients to walk in groups, seek Campus Safety if in danger, and call 911.
- present: Safety tips instruct recipients to stay aware, walk in groups, not engage an assailant, and call 911.
- present: Safety tips tell people to be aware, walk in groups, seek a safe facility, and call 911.
- present: Boilerplate tips instruct walking in groups, seeking an NYU facility if in danger, and calling 911.
- present: Safety tips instruct recipients to stay aware, walk in groups, seek NYU facilities if in danger, and call 911.
- present: Safety tips instruct walking in groups, seeking an open NYU facility if in danger, and calling 911 if you are a victim.
Timepresent25/25
Final assessment
All 25 reads find T present: The report is October 1, 2024 at 1:16 a.m., with the robberies about 10:37 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on September 30.
When the message applies. A timestamp, the word now or immediately, or a phrase like until further notice tells the reader whether the danger is current and how quickly to act.
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- present: The report is October 1, 2024 at 1:16 a.m., with the robberies about 10:37 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on September 30.
- present: The report is at 1:16 a.m. on October 1, 2024, and the robberies at about 10:37 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on September 30.
- present: Incidents are timed at about 10:37 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on September 30, 2024, with a 1:16 a.m. report on October 1.
- present: The robberies are timed at about 10:37 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on September 30, 2024, with a report at 1:16 a.m. on October 1, 2024.
- present: It includes "October 1, 2024, at 1:16 a.m." plus "approximately 10:37 p.m." and "11:00 p.m." on September 30.
- present: The report is October 1, 2024 at 1:16 a.m., with the crimes at about 10:37 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on September 30, 2024.
- present: Campus Safety logged the report on October 1, 2024 at 1:16 a.m. for robberies about 10:37 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on September 30.
- present: It gives report time "October 1, 2024, at 1:16 a.m." and incident times about 10:37 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on September 30.
- present: It gives "October 1, 2024, at 1:16 a.m." plus incident times around "10:37 p.m." and "11:00 p.m."
- present: Report time is October 1, 2024 at 1:16 a.m., and the crimes about 10:37 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on September 30.
- present: Times include "October 1, 2024, at 1:16 a.m.," "September 30, 2024 at approximately 10:37 p.m.," and "11:00 p.m."
- present: It reports October 1, 2024 at 1:16 a.m., with incidents at about 10:37 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on September 30, 2024.
- present: It gives October 1, 2024 at 1:16 a.m. and incident times of about 10:37 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on September 30.
- present: The report time is October 1, 2024 at 1:16 a.m., with incidents about 10:37 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on September 30, 2024.
- present: Campus Safety was notified October 1, 2024 at 1:16 a.m. about robberies at about 10:37 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on September 30.
- present: It timestamps the report at 1:16 a.m. on October 1, 2024 and the crimes at about 10:37 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on September 30.
- present: It includes October 1, 2024 at 1:16 a.m., plus about 10:37 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on September 30, 2024.
- present: Report time is "October 1, 2024, at 1:16 a.m." with incident times about 10:37 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on September 30.
- present: It includes "October 1, 2024, at 1:16 a.m." and incident times around 10:37 p.m. and 11:00 p.m.
- present: It includes October 1, 2024 at 1:16 a.m. and incident times about 10:37 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on September 30.
- present: It timestamps the report on October 1, 2024 at 1:16 a.m. and the crimes at about 10:37 p.m. and 11:00 p.m.
- present: It includes October 1, 2024 at 1:16 a.m. and times about 10:37 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on September 30.
- present: It reports times including October 1, 2024, at 1:16 a.m., and about 10:37 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on September 30.
- present: It reports "October 1, 2024, at 1:16 a.m." and incident times "10:37 p.m." and "approximately 11:00 p.m."
- present: Incidents are timed to September 30, 2024 at about 10:37 p.m. and 11:00 p.m., with a report at 1:16 a.m. on October 1.
Impactabsent3/25
Final assessment
A 22 to 3 majority finds I absent: Taking cash and grabbing an arm describe how the robberies unfolded, not injury, danger, or other severity. 3 reads mark it present.
What the hazard could do to the people in its path. Beyond naming the threat, a complete warning conveys its potential consequences or severity, such as that a tornado can level buildings or that a leak could be explosive, so recipients grasp how much danger they are in. Research on warning message content finds that a concrete impact statement helps people personalize their risk and act sooner.
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- absent: Taking cash and grabbing an arm describe how the robberies unfolded, not injury, danger, or other severity.
- absent: Cash was taken and an arm was grabbed, but no injury, threat of harm, or severity is stated.
- present: The perpetrator grabbed a student's arm and took money by force, and the tips warn that engaging may put you in further danger.
- absent: Cash was taken and an arm was grabbed, but the notice states no injury, threat of harm, or other severity.
- absent: Taking cash describes the robberies, but the text never states injury, danger, or other consequences.
- absent: Taking cash and grabbing an arm describe how the robberies unfolded, but no injury, danger, or potential harm is stated.
- present: The perpetrator put an arm around a student, forced an ATM withdrawal, grabbed an arm, and rummaged a wallet, showing personal coercion.
- absent: It describes money taken but does not state injuries, danger, or what the robberies could do to people.
- present: Tips warn that engaging an assailant "may put you in further danger," stating potential harm.
- absent: Cash was taken as the robbery itself, with no injury, weapon, or other statement of what the crime could do to people.
- absent: Taking money and grabbing an arm describe the robberies, without stating injury, danger, or other severity.
- absent: The narrative describes money taken and an arm grabbed but does not state injury, danger, or other severity.
- absent: Taking money and grabbing an arm describe the crime but do not state injury, danger, or other severity.
- absent: Demanding cash and grabbing an arm describe the robberies but do not state injuries, danger, or what the hazard could do.
- absent: Cash was taken and an arm was grabbed, but no injury, threat of harm, or severity of the robberies is stated.
- absent: Money was taken and an arm was grabbed, but the text never states injury, danger, or how severe the robberies were.
- absent: Cash was taken, but the text does not call the robberies dangerous or state injury or other harm to people.
- absent: It describes money taken but does not state injury, danger, or other consequence or severity language.
- absent: It describes money taken but does not state injuries, danger, or other consequences beyond the robbery itself.
- absent: Taking money and grabbing an arm describe the robberies themselves, with no stated injury, danger, or severity.
- absent: Taking cash and grabbing an arm narrate the robberies but do not state injury, danger, or severity.
- absent: Money taken is the robbery itself, with no stated injury, danger, or other consequence.
- absent: It describes completed robberies without saying the threat is dangerous, injurious, or otherwise severe.
- absent: Taking money and grabbing an arm describe the robberies but do not state injury, a threat of harm, or severity.
- absent: Demanding money, grabbing an arm, and rummaging a wallet describe the robberies without stating injury or other severity.
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Campus Alert Archive. "New York University: Robberies at Space Market and Bobst Library." Incident of September 30, 2024. Added September 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/nyu-university-place-bobst-robbery-2024-09-30/
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