MTA Cleaner Hit In Face With Metal Pipe In Lower Manhattan: Police

LOWER MANHATTAN, NY — An MTA worker was hit in the face with a metal pipe while cleaning a train platform in Lower Manhattan, police said Thursday.

The 46-year-old woman was suddenly attacked while cleaning the E train subway platform at the Chambers Street station about 6:45 a.m. on Nov. 4, police said.

The man struck her in the face then ran as other MTA workers chased him onto a southbound 2 train, police said.

The woman suffered swelling and bruising to the face and was transported to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition, police said.

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