MTA Worker In Forest Hills Attacked By Woman At Subway Station: NYPD

FOREST HILLS, QUEENS — A woman threw an "unknown substance" that burned an MTA worker in a Forest Hills subway station last week, police said.

The 36-year-old MTA employee and a woman were on the mezzanine at the 75th Avenue subway station when the straphanger threw some type of liquid at the worker that left his face burning on April 18 around 5:50 p.m., the NYPD said.

The woman fled, and she was last seen at the 71st Avenue-Forest Hills subway station, authorities said.

Patch reached out to NYPD officials for clarification on the "unknown substance."

The MTA employee was taken to Northwell Health Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Hospital for treatment, according to police.

The woman is 5 feet 6 inches, tall, and weighs about 175 pounds, the NYPD said. She was last seen wearing a black jacket, black pants, and blue, and white sneakers, as well as carrying a pink bag, authorities said.

Police released images of the woman on Friday.

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