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Masked Gunman Wounds Two Outside Harlem’s Lambda Lounge

Detectives are reviewing video evidence to identify a masked gunman who fled the scene.

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(Jeff Bachner for New York Daily News)
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Overview

  • Two men, aged 51 and 39, were shot in the legs just before 3 a.m. Wednesday outside the Lambda Lounge on Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard.
  • EMS transported both victims to Harlem Hospital, and they remain hospitalized in stable condition.
  • Witnesses described the shooter wearing a mask and fleeing in a black sedan southbound on Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard.
  • NYPD detectives are canvassing surveillance footage and have made no arrests, while urging the public to submit confidential tips to Crime Stoppers.
  • The incident underscores ongoing public safety challenges during repeated summer and weekend shooting surges across the city.