Disturbing photo of brutal Queens subway station attack released by NYPD
Police on Sunday released a photo and video of a ruthless May 24 attack on a man at a Queens subway station, capturing the image of an assailant who punched and slashed his victim before stealing $20.
The victim, 57, was sitting inside a stopped A train at the Ozone Park-Lefferts Blvd. station at 7:40 p.m., when the crook — without uttering a word — punched him in the face, stabbed him in the chest and then grabbed the man’s wallet.
He then ran off, taking the bloodied victim’s wallet with $20 inside, police said.
The victim was treated at Jamaica Hospital.
As of May 26, assaults in the transit system had surged 32% for the year compared with the same period in 2020; robberies were down 47%.
Anyone with information about the incident is is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at (800) 577-TIPS.
