The NYPD is looking for a man in connection with an attempted rape in Manhattan.

Investigators say it happened around 11:15 p.m. Saturday night in the laundry room of an apartment building on East 13th Street in the East Village.

Police say 43-year-old Julio Mendez approached a woman.

He then persuaded her to follow him outside where he grabbed her by the arm and neck.

According to the NYPD, the victim fell to the ground and the man covered her mouth, attempted to remove her clothing and sexually assaulted her.

The suspect eventually ran away when the victim managed to scream.

She was brought to the hospital where she was treated and released.