Woman Groped In Port Authority Subway Station, Police Say

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — The NYPD is trying to identify a man wanted for groping a woman in the Port Authority Bus Terminal subway station, police said.

A 21-year-old woman was standing in the 42nd Street A/C subway station just after midnight on March 19 when an unknown man approached her from behind and slapped her on the buttocks, police said. After the slap, the man fled the subway station, police said.

The man is described as in his 30s, standing 5-foot-6 and weighing about 185 pounds, police said. He was last seen wearing a black and white long sleeved plaid shirt, dark colored pants and carrying a dark colored coat in his arms, police said.

Police released photos of the suspect (seen above) taken on security cameras inside the subway station.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

Photo by NYPD