NYPD quietly fires its own commander Crime-plagued Central Park The region this month as burglaries, aggravated assaults and rapes are on the rise in the iconic green space.

“I have been appointed commanding officer of the 23rd District effective today,” Capt. Anthony Lavino said in an email to community members, announcing his transfer to East Harlem.

“Thank you for supporting my efforts to improve safety and security in Central Park,” Lavino added.

He is being replaced by Capt. Timothy Magliente, who has served in Chelsea’s 10th District since 2022.

NYPD data showed robberies in Central Park have more than doubled, from 18 incidents at this point last year to 37 incidents so far in 2024. This figure is already 61% more than the whole of 2023. This is the highest level since 1998, when there were 80 park robberies.

There have also been 11 serious assaults so far this year, compared to eight in the same period in 2023; This rate is an increase of 38%.

Rape cases increased from two to three this year.

In the shocking early hours of the morning The attack on October 26A man brutally beat and tried to rape a 38-year-old woman near 85 East Drive at the north end of the park, the NYPD said, releasing a photo of the bike-riding pervert.

Police said the attacker approached and “pushed the victim over a metal fence, punched her in the face multiple times and attempted to rape her.” They’re still looking for him.

increasing crime Parkgoers told The Post that the once peaceful area was “scary.”

“When I first moved here, all I thought about was going to the park, but then the tanning thing happened,” Seattle native and NYU student Harlowe Brumett-Dunn said, referring to sexual intercourse in June. attack A 21-year-old sunbather was raped by a homeless maniac.

The 22-year-old continued: “You’d think these things wouldn’t happen in these public places in broad daylight.” “So that was a reality check for me.”

He wondered if bringing a new commander to the region was the solution.

“My question is, what’s the plan?” he said. “Do they think a different CO would have a better plan, better targets for crime, etc.? “I don’t know if this is really the solution we’re looking for.”

After the attack on sunbathers, police officials devised a plan they said would draw more attention to the park, including cameras.

City Councilwoman and former Manhattan beep Gale Brewer said the NYPD needs to do more than move lawn chairs.

“I don’t think it’s just leadership; you need real police,” Brewer said.

“He always wanted more personnel and cameras,” he said of Lavino, noting it was unclear whether he would be able to hire additional police officers.