Police say the 38-year-old victim was in the vicinity of 85 East Drive at around 5 a.m. when a man pushed her over a metal fence, punched her in the face multiple times, and tried to rape her. Investigators released an image of the man they are looking for. They said he got away on a bike and was last seen on Fifth Avenue.

Police are searching for the man who allegedly attacked a woman and attempted to sexually assault her in Central Park.

A woman was repeatedly punched in the face and thrown over a fence in Central Park by a man who police say was trying to rape her. Police said the 38-year-old woman was walking near the park Saturday around 5 a.

CBS News New York's Jenna DeAngelis spoke to angry New Yorkers about the attack in what many consider to be a safe haven.