Female Attacker Repeatedly Punches Straphanger in the Face on Subway

Female Subway Rider Beaten in Random Attack

The NYPD is searching for this woman in connection with an assault on a female subway rider at Queens Plaza. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Queens Voice

May 1, 2024

QUEENS - A female straphanger was violently attacked by a woman who repeatedly punched her in the face on a Queens subway train, cops said. 

At around 8 pm on April 21, a 55-year-old woman was riding on a northbound E train near the Queens Plaza subway station. Cops said a woman walked up to her and, without saying a word, began punching the straphanger in the face. 

When the train stopped at the station, the attacker ran out. 

Cops said the victim suffered pain and bruising to the face but refused medical attention at the scene. 

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The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect at the station turnstiles. She is described as a female between teh ages of 30 and 40. She has a medium complexion and medium build and is 165 pounds. She has black curly/wavy hair. The suspect was last seen wearing a brown jacket, blue jump suit, black fuzzy sneakers and carrying a black purse.

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.