Crime & Safety

Man Exposes Himself On Midtown Subway Train: Police

The man indecently displayed himself and performed a lewd act in front of a 20-year-old woman on a F train near Bryant Park, officials said.

Police released an image of a man they claim is connected to the incident.
Police released an image of a man they claim is connected to the incident. (NYPD, Peter Senzamici/Patch)

MIDTOWN, NY — A man exposed himself and performed a lewd act in front of a young woman aboard a Midtown train on Thursday, according to police.

A 20-year-old woman was riding an uptown F train near the 42nd Street-Bryant Park subway station at about 10:50 p.m. on Thursday when the indecent incident occurred, officials said.

The woman watched as the man exposed himself and began to perform a lewd act aboard the train, police said.

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Officials said the man fled aboard the uptown F train and that no injuries were reported.

According to police, the man is described as around six feet tall, thin and with facial hair, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, multicolored shoes and multicolored sweatpants.

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Police also released an image of a person they claim is connected to the incident.

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).

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