Police are investigating claims that a 19-year-old woman was attacked an raped early Monday morning in Riverside Park. The incident is said to have taken place around 2:30 am Monday, near Dinosaur Playground (around 96th/96t Streets).

Police are on the hunt for a man accused of trying to rape a 24-year-old woman during daylight hours in Riverside Park.

UPDATE 11/2: Disgraced Former WABC Meteorologist Heidi Jones Sentenced For Central Park Rape Hoax The New York Post reports that the weather correspondent who falsely reported an attempted rape in Central Park last fall is in the works to strike a plea deal. Heidi Jones, the meteorologist who filled in for Sam Champion on WABC-TV [...]

UPDATE 11/2: Disgraced Former WABC Meteorologist Heidi Jones Sentenced For Central Park Rape Hoax The WABC-TV meteorologist who cried rape in November admitted to fabricating the story, according to court documents via The New York Post. Heidi Jones, the weather reporter who filled in for Sam Champion and has appeared on Good Morning America, filed [...]

UPDATE 11/2: Disgraced Former WABC Meteorologist Heidi Jones Sentenced For Central Park Rape Hoax A meteorologist for WABC-TV has been accused of lying about a Central Park attack, according to PopEater and CBS’s The Early Show. Heidi Jones, a meteorologist who fills in for Sam Champion and has worked for WABC-TV and Good Morning America [...]