MTA Worker Attacked In Herald Square Station, Police Say

MIDTOWN, NY — Police are searching for a man who punched a 44-year-old MTA employee in the face in the 34th Street-Herald Square subway station in January, New York City Police Department officials said.

According to the NYPD, the man punched the victim in the face on Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. in the mezzanine area of the subway station and then ran away above ground.

The MTA employee was taken to NYC Health and Hospitals/Bellevue in stable condition, NYPD officials said.

No arrests have been made yet, but the investigation is ongoing, police said.

Authorities said that anyone with information about this incident can 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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