Man Attacked On A Train In Brooklyn Heights, Police Say

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, NY — A man was attacked by another passenger while riding a Manhattan-bound A train at a Brooklyn Heights stop, police said.

The 54-year-old victim was riding the train on Nov. 20 when an unidentified man started to attack him at the Jay Street station at about 12:30 p.m., the NYPD said.

The attack left the victim with swelling and redness to his face, police said.

The suspect was described by police as a 6-foot 3-inch tall, 200 pound man in his twenties last seen wearing a black coat, gray hat, blue jeans and multi-colored 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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