Straphanger Beaten With Own Umbrella In Queens Subway Station: Police

QUEENS, NY — A straphanger was beaten with his own umbrella in a random attack by a man inside a Queens subway station, police said.

The straphanger — a 41-year-old man — was inside the Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street station early Sunday when an as-yet-unidentified man grabbed his umbrella, authorities said.

The umbrella-grabbing man then whacked the straphanger's wrist and head with it before hopping onto an "E" train headed north, NYPD officials said.

The straphanger went to Elmhurst Hospital for swelling to his head and wrist, police said.

The attacker is described as a man about 18 to 30 years old, roughly 6 feet tall, with short black hair and a thin mustache. He was last seen wearing sunglasses, a gray sweatshirt and gray sweatpants.

People with information are asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). They can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on Twitter @NYPDTips.