Crime & Safety
Man Who Punched Woman In LIC Subway Station Sought By Police
The 47-year-old woman was waiting on a train platform when the man attacked her, breaking her nose and bruising her face, police said.
LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS — Police are looking for a man who they said repeatedly punched a woman in a Long Island City subway station.
On Tuesday, Sept. 28, around 5:55 p.m., a woman was waiting for an E-train in the Queens Plaza subway station when a man walked up to her, records show.
Unprompted, the man punched her multiple times in the face, breaking her nose and causing bruising and injuries, police said.
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The woman, 47, was taken to a hospital for her injuries. The man, however, ran away unscathed, according to the NYPD.
A photo released by the police shows the man in the Long Island City subway station.
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The NYPD asked that information about this incident call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) or submit a tip online or on Twitter.
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