NEW YORK, NY – A woman riding the N train in the Gravesend section of Brooklyn was assaulted by a man causing a nuisance last month and police are still trying to close the case. According to Detectives with the 61st Precinct, no suspects have been arrested in the January 29th attack.
According to police, the suspect approached a 40-year-old woman riding the N train near the 86th Street Station when he tapped her shoulder. After telling him to stop, the suspect punched the woman several times in the face and fled the train when it arrived at the station.
The woman was treated on scene for facial lacerations and a swollen jaw.
Police released video and photos of the suspect and are now asking the public to assist in identifying him.
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 Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.