It happened at 12:40 a.m. Wednesday morning on West 52nd Street near 10th Avenue.
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Investigators say the attacker shoved a 23-year-old woman to the ground and tried to sexually assault her.
The victim resisted as the assailant took off westbound on 52nd Street.
The woman was treated for a cut to her elbow and a bruised collarbone.
She was taken by EMS to Mt. Sinai West in stable condition.
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Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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