Crime & Safety
Stranger Knocks Out Woman’s Teeth In West Village Attack
The woman had just left a subway station on her way to an exercise class.
NEW YORK CITY – A 23-year-old woman lost two teeth after she was attacked getting off the subway in the West Village Wednesday morning. It happened at the Houston Street station around 6:30 a.m.
The victim had just exited the 1 train station and was headed to an exercise class when she was attacked. The suspect was wearing all black and yelling incoherently, according to the victim.
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The suspect ran off. No arrests had been made as of Wednesday afternoon.
The victim was visibly distraught as she was led into an ambulance. She was taken to Beth Israel hospital in stable condition.
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Anyone with any information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).