Man arrested after escaping custody using makeshift rope at NYC hospital: NYPD

MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) – A man who escaped police custody in August by making a makeshift rope and climbing down it at Mount Sinai Beth Israel was arrested Tuesday, according to the NYPD. Police said 44-year-old Yenchun Chen, of Queens, was taken into custody around 8 a.m. in Manhattan. He's been charged with escaping custody. [...]