Man Struck in Head with Metal Pipe at Queens Plaza Subway Station

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Metal Pipe Attack at Queens Plaza Station

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with an assault on a straphanger with a metal pipe. -Photo by NYPD
The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with an assault on a straphanger with a metal pipe. -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein 

Queens Voice

February 18, 2024


QUEENS - A day after a Brazilian tourist was slashed across the neck at the Queens Plaza subway station, a man was beaten with a metal pipe at the same station in an another apparent random attack.


At around 1 am on February 17, a 31-year-old man was standing on the platform at Queens Plaza Subway Station. Cops said an unknown male approached the straphanger and started arguing with him. The man walked off.


Cops said the man came back with a metal pipe and repeatedly struck the straphanger in the head with the pipe.


The attacker fled the scene and out of the station on foot.


EMS rushed the victim to Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center where he was treated for lacerations about the head. He is listed in stable condition.


At around 10:30 am on February 15, a 29-year-old tourist from Brazil was standing on the mezzanine level of the Queens Plaza subway station on the "E, M, R" line. Cops said without warning a man dressed in a black balaclava and gray hoodie walked up behind him and slashed the left side of the tourist’s neck with a knife. 


The knife-totting suspect ran out of the station but not before his image was captured on subway surveillance cameras. 


The victim was rushed by EMS to Elmhurst Hospital. He is listed in stable condition.


The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect. He is described as a male between the ages of 40 and 50. He has a dark complexion and medium build. He is 5 foot 9 and has a beard. hooded jacket, dark gray jeans, and tan work boots.


Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 


All calls are strictly confidential.

Location: Queens Plaza, Queens, NY 11101, USA

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