Senior Disappears After Entering Astoria Subway Station: Cops

ASTORIA, NY — A Ditmars man went missing after entering an Astoria subway station on Saturday, according to police. Paraskevas Kokkinakos, 78, was supposed to board a Manhattan-bound N train at the Ditmars Boulevard stop that morning, the NYPD said.

But Kokkinakos, who lives on 48th Street near Ditmars Boulevard, hasn't been seen since he entered the station at 8:30 a.m., according to police.

Kokkinakos has a thin build, stands 5-foot-4 and weighs 140 pounds, the NYPD said. He has gray hair, brown eyes and a scar on his nose, and was last seen wearing black pants and a dark green overcoat, police said.

Anyone with information about Kokkinakos can call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 800-577-8477 or 1-888-577-4782 to leave a tip in Spanish. New Yorkers can also text tips to 274637 or submit them online at nypdcrimestoppers.com.

(Lead image: Paraskevas Kokkinakos was last seen entering the Ditmars Boulevard N train station on Saturday morning, police said. Photo from the NYPD)