Man Attacked With Umbrella Inside UES Subway Station: Police

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — A man was hit by a stranger with an umbrella inside an Upper East Side subway station on Tuesday, police said.

A 61-year-old man was inside the 86th Street Q train station at around 4:25 p.m. when he got into an argument with a stranger, according to officials.

The argument escalated, and the stranger raised the umbrella he was holding and poked the man's hand with it, the NYPD told Patch.

Police said the stranger fled and victim refused medical attention at the scene.

No arrests have been made and no suspect description was released, police said, and the investigation remains ongoing.

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).