Straphanger Attacked On Moving Subway In Jackson Heights: NYPD

QUEENS — A man was punched and struck with a blunt object on a moving train in Jackson Heights last week, police said.

Authorities are searching for the person that punched and struck a 43-year-old man with a blunt object while riding a southbound 'F' train that was approaching the Roosevelt Avenue and Jackson Heights station on March 26, the NYPD said.

The attacker fled at 57 Street and 6 Avenue station and the 43-year-old was taken to New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in stable condition, cops said.

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). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.