Knifepoint Robber At LIC Subway Station Is Sought, Police Say

LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS — A man robbed a woman at knifepoint at the Queens Plaza subway station early Sunday, according to police, who asked for help identifying the suspect.

The robbery unfolded around 5:45 a.m. on a staircase leading into the station, when an unidentified man approached the victim, a 31-year-old woman.

The man took out a knife, threatened the woman, and demanded cash, police said. The woman gave him $200 and the man fled into the subway system, leaving the victim uninjured, according to police.

Authorities released surveillance images of the suspect and asked anyone with information to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). People can also submit tips online or on Twitter, @NYPDTips.

Sunday's robbery came just over two weeks after the frightening attack on a 57-year-old Health Department researcher at the same station. In that Feb. 25 assault, victim Nina Rothschild was kicked down a staircase and hit with a hammer by a man who then stole her purse and fled, according to authorities.

A suspect, 57-year-old William Blount, was arrested days later. Rothschild was reportedly recovering in a hospital.