It happened around 3:30 p.m. at an apartment building in the vicinity of Light Street and Rombouts Avenue in Eastchester.
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Authorities say the suspect entered through an unlocked front door, went into the bedroom and attempted to sexually assault the 26-year-old victim.
She resisted the assault and fought back, and the suspect fled when the victim's boyfriend ran into the room.
The suspect is described as a black male in his late 20s, approximately 5-foot-11, and 220 pounds, with a dark complexion, large build, brown eyes, a full beard and short black hair.
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He was last seen wearing a black leather jacket, gray jeans, blue sneakers and sunglasses.
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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