MANHATTAN
* A New Jersey woman was arrested on assault charges after beating a man with an umbrella outside an Upper East Side bar, authorities said yesterday.
Sources said Lauren Mueller, 24, of Red Bank was escorted out of the saloon on Second Avenue near East 85th Street by a 41-year-old man at around 1 a.m. Saturday.
An argument erupted between the pair, and Mueller clubbed the man in the head and face, causing minor injuries, cops said.
It was unclear what sparked the attack or what, if any, relationship the two had.
Cops busted Mueller after she allegedly wrestled with the officers and refused to provide her ID.
* Beware of rainy days on the Upper East Side. Police arrested another umbrella-wielding woman there after she assaulted a bagel-store customer, authorities said yesterday.
Letizia Carter, 36, clashed with her 53-year-old victim over who was first in line in Hot Bagels and More on Third Avenue at East 79th Street at around 8:50 a.m. Saturday, cops said.
Carter allegedly whacked the woman in her left eye, causing scratches, swelling and bruising.
When cops responded, Carter allegedly told them, “I know what I did was wrong.”
She was arrested and charged with assault. The victim did not require medical attention.
* A Florida man was killed yesterday when he apparently jumped in front of a subway train in an Upper East Side station, authorities said. The 57-year-old victim was struck by a Bronx-bound No. 6 train at about 7:35 p.m. at East 86th Street at Lexington Avenue. His name was withheld pending family notification. (lcf)
* An Upper East Side woman has been charged with attacking her husband with a can of soup, police sources said yesterday.
Josefina Jimenez, 52, exchanged angry words with her 60-year-old husband in their apartment on East 81st Street near Madison Avenue at about 1:15 a.m. Saturday, cops said.
Police did not know what sparked the argument, but Jimenez allegedly struck her husband in the head, inflicting a cut to his right eyebrow.
Police were called and arrested Jimenez on a charge of second-degree assault.
Her husband refused medical attention.
* A man was brutally stabbed by two thieves during a mugging early yesterday on a Harlem street, police sources said.
The 42-year-old victim was walking home on Amsterdam Avenue near West 149th Street at about 3:45 a.m. when two unidentified suspects dressed in dark clothing accosted him.
One of the thugs stabbed the victim five times, grabbed cash from his pocket and fled with his cohort.
The victim initially went home, then decided to go to a hospital for treatment of chest, arm and hip wounds.
As he waited for a subway at West 145th Street station to go to the hospital, people on the platform noticed he was bleeding profusely and called 911.
He was rushed to an area hospital in stable condition.
THE BRONX
* Four thugs have been arrested after a man was shot and seriously wounded in a Melrose housing project, police sources said yesterday.
The suspects – Joseph Saldana, Raymond Saldana, Junior Saldana and Jesus Saldana – got into a heated argument with their 26-year-old victim in the Melrose Houses on Morris Avenue and East 154th Street at around 8 p.m. Oct. 22, sources said.
One of the suspects then allegedly pulled a gun, shot the victim and fled with his accomplices.
The victim was rushed to Lincoln Hospital, where he was listed in serious but stable condition.
The next day, police arrested the suspects, whose ages and possible family relationships were unavailable.
All were charged with attempted murder.
QUEENS
* A Brooklyn man was arrested for shooting his cousin with a BB gun on a St. Albans street, law-enforcement sources said yesterday.
Malcolm Bolton, 19, shot his 18-year-old cousin five times at the intersection of 114th Avenue and Farmers Boulevard at about 3:45 a.m. Oct. 12, authorities said. It was unclear what triggered the violence.
The victim was rushed to a hospital, where he was treated for injuries to his face, buttocks, knee, arm and back.
Police tracked down Bolton on Wednesday, and a spokeswoman for District Attorney Richard Brown said he was charged with assault and weapons possession.
BROOKLYN
* A man was shot dead by two assailants on an East Flatbush street yesterday, police said. Shamel Williams, 30, was hit in the back on Rutland Road and Albany Avenue around 5:15 p.m. Police said he had an arrest record for robbery. (lcf)
* An innocent bystander was shot in the leg as she was waiting to cross a Coney Island street.
The 47-year-old victim, whose identity was not immediately released, was at the corner of Surf Avenue and West 30th Street yesterday morning when she suffered a gunshot wound to the thigh. The stray shot may have come from a nearby housing development, police sources said.
The victim was taken to Coney Island Hospital, where she was listed in stable condition.