Handcuffed man escapes NYPD custody in Manhattan, police say

A man in handcuffs escaped NYPD custody outside a Manhattan hospital Thursday night, and police were still looking for him Friday morning, department officials said.

According to police, the 34-year-old man had been arrested for larceny and was outside of NYU Langone Tisch Hospital on East 30th Street and First Avenue in Kips Bay around 7 p.m. when he got away from officers.

The man was handcuffed on one side when he fled, officials said. He was last spotted near East 30th Street and FDR Drive…

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