Woman Attacks Child In Front Of Mom Inside NYC Station, Police Say

NEW YORK CITY — Police are looking for a woman who assaulted a 7-year-old boy in front of his mother inside a subway station and threatened both of them with a knife.

The NYPD released surveillance images of the suspect on Wednesday.

The incident happened on a northbound F train platform in the 21st Street-Queensbridge station in Astoria on Feb. 23, police said.

The suspect allegedly approached the mother and child before pushing the 7-year-old to the ground. When confronted by the boy's mother, the woman pushed the boy again, this time in the face, police said.

The individual then flashed a knife before fleeing the station.

The suspect was last seen getting on an Q100 MTA bus, police said.

The 7-year-old boy was treated at the scene for minor pain to his leg. The 37-year-old mother was not injured.

No arrests have been made, an investigation remains ongoing.

Anyone with information regarding 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). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on X @NYPDTips.