2 Women Slapped In The Face At BK Subway Stations By Unkown Man: NYPD

BROOKLYN, NY — A unknown man slapped two women in separate incidents while they were at a Brooklyn subway station, police said.

The first incident happened on May 16 at the Atlantic Avenue subway station, police said.

A 49-year-old woman was approached by the unknown man, who slapped her on the side of the head, causing her glasses to be knocked off her face, police said.

The man then fled the scene, police said.

The next day on May 17, at the Halsey Street subway station, a 67-year-old woman was entering the station when she was slapped by the man, causing her to fall and scrape her knee, police said.

The suspect fled the scene on foot towards Halsey Street, police said.

The unknown man is described as wearing a green hat, gray hoodie, gray sweatpants and black sneakers, police said.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.