Columbia U Subway Beat Down

Cops are looking for a woman who beat a straphanger inside a subway train at the Columbia University station. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Manhattan Voice 

September 13, 2023 

NEW YORK - A subway passenger at the Columbia University station caught a beating by a fellow female straphanger who punched him in the face. Cops said the victim accidentally elbowed the attacker when the train jostled entering the station. 

Police have released a cell phone photo of the tattooed and pierced suspect. 

At around 8 pm on September 10, a 27-year-old straphanger was seated inside a northbound Number 1 subway car. As the train pulled into the 116 Street- Columbia University subway station, the victim accidentally elbowed the rider seated next to him. 

Without warning the woman sitting next to him punched the straphanger in the face, cops said. She then hopped off the train when it arrived at the station. 

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The attacker ran out of the station to the street above. 

EMS took the victim to Mount Sinai Morningside where he is listed in stable condition. 

The suspect is described as a woman with a light complexion and medium build. She has a tattoo on her left arm. She also has a nose piercing and gauge earrings. 

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.