Teens Terrorize Woman As She Enters Chelsea Subway: NYPD

CHELSEA, NY — Three teens terrorized a 30-year-old woman as she entered the 23rd Street subway station on the C line in Chelsea Monday night, police said.

The trio approached the victim as she walked into the station at 8 p.m., when one of the boys kicked the woman in the back. When she tried to escape by swiping into the subway platform, another teen punched her in the face and demanded money, authorities said.

The would-be robbers fled when another passenger entered the station.

Police describe the three brutes as 15 to 18-years-old. The teen who kicked the woman has an "orange spot" in his hair and was last seen wearing a black shirt, blue jeans and black and white sneakers, according to police.

The second attacker was last seen wearing a black shirt, blue jeans and black sneakers, and the third man was seen sporting glasses, a dark-colored du-rag, a blue jacket, red sweatpants and black sneakers.

Anyone with information in regards 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).

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