Woman Groped In Upper East Side Subway Station, Police Say

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — The NYPD is trying to identify a man wanted for groping a woman in an Upper East Side subway station, police said.

A 20-year-old woman was exiting the East 86th Street and Lexington Avenue subway station on the night of May 23 when she was followed onto the station's steps by an unknown man, police said. While the woman was ascending the staircase, the man grabbed her buttocks, police said.

The woman was able to get a photo of the man who's accused of groping her, police said.

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

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