Shocking moment man is brutally beaten and stomped by a gang in Harlem then left unconscious in the middle of the road - where he is run over by passing car, as crime spikes in NYC

 Horrific video footage captured the moment a man was beaten by a gang of thugs in Harlem and then run over by a passing car amid soaring crime rates in New York City.

The shocking scene unfolded February 2 about 8.30pm when at least three people were seen stomping an unidentified man as he laid motionless on the ground.When they were finished beating him, the attackers casually walked away, leaving their victim lying on a crosswalk. 

The video continued recording as an approaching car began blaring its horn before running over the victim's head with a sickening thump. He miraculously survived.

It happened as New York City continues grappling with rising crime rates. Last month, it recorded a 38.5 per cent increase in overall crime compared with the same period in January 2021.

Robbery was up 33.1 per cent year over year, grand larceny spiked 58.1 per cent, and shootings increased 31.6 per cent. Homicides fell 15.2 per cent year-over-year.

Three attackers were caught on camera beating their victim February 2 at 116th Street and First Avenue in Harlem

The victim could be seen lying helpless at a cross walk before an approaching car ran him overPolice said the assault at 116th Street and First Avenue stemmed from an argument between the victim, 31, and a man and woman.

'The two individuals then chased the victim into the street and began to punch and kick the victim about the body, causing him to lose consciousness,' cops told the New York Post. 

'A vehicle, not involved in this incident, then made contact with the victim as he laid on the pavement, causing serious head injuries.'

The victim was transferred to Harlem hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries, police said.

They've not yet made an arrest in the case, although they did share a surveillance image of a woman wanted in connection with the beating.

Police said the assault stemmed from an argument between the victim and a man and woman. Cops say the woman pictured above is a suspect in the crime

It happened as New York City continues grappling with rising crime rates. Last month, it recorded a 38.5 per cent increase in overall crime compared with the same period in January 202

Kristal Bayron-Nieves, 19, who was shot and killed in East Harlem while working at Burger King

The beating happened just blocks from where a 19-year-old woman was shot dead during a robbery while working at a Harlem Burger King. 

Kristal Bayron-Nieves was working as a cashier at the Burger King at 116th Street and Lexington Avenue in East Harlem around early early January 9 when an armed robber entered the restaurant and pistol-whipped a male customer before punching a female manger in the face. 

Bayron-Nieves, who started the job three weeks prior gave the robber $100 cash from the drawer, an eyewitness said, according to her mother.

The criminal turned to leave, but turned around again and fatally shot her, the New  York Post reported.

Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell. said in a statement last week that cops remained committed to reducing violence and were working around-the-clock to 'devise comprehensive crime-fighting measures.'

'The NYPD will forever work to ensure public safety and will never give up this city,' Sewell said. 'This is our solemn vow to New Yorkers and to New York City. It remains critical that all partners come to the table in this shared mission to combat gun violence.'

Meanwhile, Mayor Eric Adams tore into New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg earlier this month for his soft-on-crime policies that critics believe are exacerbating the city's crime wave.

'We need to now stop the domestic terror that we're living out every day in these cities,' Adams, 61, told The Rita Cosby Show on February 3 while addressing his plans to combat crime. 

'Let's be clear. We are in a city, in a country, where consequences must go with inappropriate actions.'

The February 2 beeting happened just blocks from where a 19-year-old woman was fatally shot last month while working as a Burger King cashier at 116th Street and Lexington Avenue

New York City Mayor Eric Adams criticized new Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg in a radio interview, criticizing the prosecutor's soft-on-crime approach as violent incidents continue to plague the Big Apple

The mayor added 'there is no appropriate response to [criminals'] bad behavior' thanks to Bragg's policies, which aim to eliminate prison sentences for all but the most serious crimes, downgrade felony charges in certain cases of armed robbery and burglary, and drop charges for many low-level offenses.

'The laws have shown that and it's troubling, when you could have a person that carries a gun repeatedly, and they’re treated in family court instead of criminal court,' Adams said.

'I think we need to tweak, tweak the law to reflect that that's unacceptable.'

Bragg, 48, also imposed further changes to the city's prosecuting policies regarding bail for criminals with violent offenses, following the elimination of cash bail in the city at the start of 2020, which spurred an alarming spike in violent crimes that year.

'New York City is a corporation, I'm the new CEO,' Adams told Cosby. 'And as in any new CEO, you have to put your plan and programs in place to turn around a failing company. And that's what we're experiencing right now.'