NYPD: Man accused of raping woman in stairwell of Upper West Side building

Search on for suspect in rape on Upper West Side

NEW YORK -- Police are searching for a man accused of raping a woman in the stairwell of a building in Manhattan. 

It happened just after 1 a.m. Saturday near West End Avenue and West 65th Street. 

Police said the man followed a 21-year-old woman into the building and sexually assaulted her in a stairwell. 

The woman was treated at the hospital. 

Video shows the man taking off his jacket and tossing it. 

Anyone with any information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or via DM on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.  

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