NYPD Searching For Man Following Attempted Rape On Subway

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY – The NYPD is seeking the public's help identifying a man in connection with an attempted rape on a subway train earlier this week.

On Tuesday just before midnight, a 40-year-old woman was sitting on a northbound "C" train approaching the 168 Street-Broadway station when a man approached her.

According to police, the man demanded the woman's property, slammed her into the train car seats and strangled her until she temporarily lost consciousness. The man then forcibly touched her and attempted to rape her, police said.

When the train entered the station, the man dragged the woman onto the subway platform and then ran out of the station.

The woman was evaluated at the scene, police said.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact police at 1-800-577-TIPS.