Crime & Safety
Woman Punched On Brooklyn Subway Platform, Police Say
A woman was standing on a Brooklyn platform when she was punched in the face, police said.
BROOKLYN, NY — A woman was punched in the face on a Brooklyn subway platform over the weekend, police said Thursday.
A 43-year-old was waiting on a platform Saturday about 4:40 p.m. near the Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center stop when she was punched in the face, police said.
The suspected attacker fled, and the woman did not take medical attention, police said.
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Police were still searching for the subway attacker Thursday and had not made any arrests, according to the NYPD.
Just a day before, a straphanger was punched on a southbound D train near Brooklyn's 36th Street station.
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Across the city, transit crimes were down this yearas compared to last, according to police data from this week.
All major crimes were slightly down this year compared to 2022, but assaults were slightly up, police data show.
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