Crime & Safety
Straphanger Struck In The Face, Robbed On UWS Train: Police
A person was attacked early Monday morning on a 1 train at the 59th Street Columbus Circle station, police told Patch.
UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — A straphanger was hit in the face and robbed Monday morning on an Upper West Side train, police told Patch.
The subway robber attacked on the a 1 train near the 59th Street Columbus Circle station about 4:30 a.m., police said.
The attacker then grabbed his victim's cellphone then fled the 59th Street station toward Broadway, police said.
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The victim was treated at the scene for a minor cut.
Police had not information on the identity of the person who was attacked.
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