‘Preppy’ Attacker Strikes Straphanger Over MetroCard
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The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with an assault on a straphanger in the Flatiron District. -Photo by NYPD |
By Dan Gesslein
Manhattan Voice
March 26, 2025
MANHATTAN - The NYPD is looking for a man dressed as if he was going to the office or an author reading instead of a violent assault that wounded a straphanger in the Flatiron District.
At around 11 pm on March 17, 55-year-old man was at the turnstiles inside the 23rd Street Station Subway when he was approached by a man in a pink shirt who asked the straphanger to swipe his MetroCard to allow him to enter the turnstile. When the man refused the deadbeat attacked.
Cops said the suspect pushed the straphanger to the ground causing him to strike his head on the metal turnstile.
The attacker then fled the subway station. Cops said the victim suffered a laceration on his head.
EMS transported the victim to Bellevue Hospital for treatment and observation. He was listed in stable condition.
The suspect is described as a male with a slender build and light complexion. He was last seen wearing a pink dress shirt, dark colored slacks and loafers. He also had a brown leather bag over his right shoulder.
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.
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