Two groups of brawling migrants ganged up on a pair NYPD officers who arrived to break up a fight in the Roosevelt Hotel on May 19 — battering the cops and biting one, law enforcement sources told The Post.
Both cops were taken to the hospital with minor injuries, and four migrants were arrested — three of whom were free after prior arrests, according to sources.
Police responded to the storied 45th Street hotel, which has been converted to house asylum seekers, around 2:15 p.m on May 19 in response to a reported dispute between the migrants there, sources said.
Inside the hotel, the cops were surrounded by the two groups — similar to the Times Square attack on NYPD officers in January, sources said.
One officer was bitten in his left arm and was bruised on his left leg.
Another cop suffered injuries to his head, right elbow and wrist. One of the assailants also tried to steal his hat as a trophy, according to sources.
One of the officers’ cameras fell off in the fracas and someone stole it.
Both officers were transported to Mount Sinai West in stable condition.
Hotel resident Lugo Kennedy-Jesus-Macarena, 29, was charged with assaulting a police officer.
Nicol Cedeno, 24, who also lives at the hotel, was also charged with assaulting a police officer. He was previously charged twice for stealing clothes and kitchenware from a Midtown TJ Maxx and Marshalls in February, sources said.
Alexander Ayala, 24, a Roosevelt resident, was charged with attempted robbery for trying to grab the police officer’s had. He has a previous domestic violence assault charge from December.
Milano Yhonneiber, 19, was charged with robbery and obstructing governmental administration charges. He was arrested in February for criminal possession of stolen property.
None of the suspects were listed as being held at Rikers Island on Wednesday. A call about the status of their bond was not immediately returned by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
The brawl was the latest of several violent encounters between migrants and New York’s Finest.
Last month, a group of five Venezuelan migrants attacked NYPD officers after they were caught red-handed stealing from an Upper East Side Target, sending one officer to the hospital. Four out of the five repeat offenders were cut loose and are back on the streets.
In January, a mob of migrants attacked NYPD officers in Times Square. So far seven individuals have been charged in connection to the incident and several were offered plea deals earlier this month.
A massive, multi-use mega-tower is expected to replace the run-down and overcrowded Roosevelt Hotel, which is owned by the government of Pakistan, once the migrants move out — possibly by the end of the year.
