In yet another NYC subway attack, cops say suspect tried to argue with victim — and when victim walked away, suspect stabbed him in back



In yet another New York City subway attack, police said a suspect tried to argue with a victim on a train platform — and when the victim walked away, the suspect stabbed him in the back.

What are the details?

Police said the perpetrator tried to engage the victim in a dispute just before 4:30 a.m. Friday on the southbound "A" line platform at 125th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue. Fox News reported that's a Harlem station.

Cops added that when the victim didn't respond, the suspect stabbed the victim once in the back.

Police said the victim is a 58-year-old man who ignored the suspect's attempt to start a "verbal dispute," Fox News said, citing NYPD Crimestoppers. The cable network added that when the victim walked away, the suspect followed behind him, pulled out a knife, and stabbed the victim once in the upper back.

The suspect then fled the station in an unknown direction, Fox News said.

The cable network said the suspect is between 28 and 35 years old and about 5 feet, 8 inches tall with a thin build.

WNYW-TV said the victim was rushed to Mount Sinai-Morningside Hospital in stable condition where he received multiple stitches for his wound.

Police said there's a $3,500 reward, and tipsters can confidentially call 1-800-577-TIPS. WNYW added that members of the public also can submit tips by logging on to the CrimeStoppers website or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

How are folks reacting?

Facebook commenters were none too pleased with the alleged attacker or with elected officials:

  • "And this Rhodes Scholar's got a book in his hand," one commenter said.
  • "Still crime on the rise in the subways and yet that useless governor and mayor yap [their] gums about more cops in the subways," another commenter observed. "[I've] yet to see any down there but a lot of homeless and crazy people walking and sleeping; one even taking a dump on the E train platform recently; stay safe commuters always watch your surroundings down there."
  • "It just doesn’t end," another commenter lamented.

TheBlaze has been extensively covering the recent spike in New York City subway attacks.

Police release horrific video of hammer attack on woman in New York City subway



Police have released video and photos of a shockingly horrific hammer attack in a New York City subway station.

A 57-year-old woman was attacked while walking down the steps of the Queens Plaza station in Long Island City around 11:20 p.m. on Thursday, according to police.

Video shows the suspect stalk Nina Rothschild from behind before pushing her to the ground and smashing her in the head with a hammer at many as 13 times, WABC-TV reported. The assailant snatched the purse from the bludgeoned woman and fled the crime scene.

During a press conference on Friday, New York Police Department Chief of Detectives James Essig said the suspect is a 6-foot-tall male holding a cane wearing a dark jacket and blue jeans.

NYPD released new photos of the suspect on Friday.

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Additional photos of the suspect.pic.twitter.com/eN3d34tvSB
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Rothschild – a senior health scientist for the New York City Department of Health – suffered a fractured skull and lacerations to the head within 15 minutes of leaving work. She is hospitalized and in stable condition.

The victim's brother – Gerson Rothschild – spoke with his sister on Friday morning at the hospital, where she is recovering from surgery.

"From what she told me on the phone, she was just walking down the steps to get into the subway on the way home from work when she was attacked by somebody from behind," Gerson said. "She apparently remembers all of that and she kept screaming, 'stop, stop' but the person either wouldn't stop, I don't remember exactly what she said, but ultimately grabbed the bag with the cellphone and the personal papers and apparently some jewelry and ran off with it."

Mayor Eric Adams declared that he is "really angry" that a city employee was assaulted while walking to the subway.

"You know, a robbery in itself is a traumatizing event. The person was just brutal," Adams said on Friday, according to NY1. "And you know often here… people want to lean into the long term plan of dealing with, of not allowing the feeders of violence to happen, which is important, and I talk about it all the time, but darn it, we need to deal with those who are on our streets right now, that are dangerous, that are violent, that have a total disregard, and I’m not going to surrender that."

"A woman taking the train should not be struck in the head with a hammer, repeatedly, and for us to believe that dangerous people like that in some corners, that we need to say because they are in pain they should inflict pain, I don’t subscribe to that," Adams continued. "We need to catch him. He needs to be incarcerated. And whoever is causing violence on our streets and our subways, while we give them the emotional help they need, we need to get them off our streets."

"Violence against any New Yorker is unacceptable but an attack of a city worker who has dedicated her work to keeping people safe is particularly horrific," the New York City mayor wrote on Twitter. "The NYPD will bring this perpetrator to justice. If you have any information, please contact them immediately."

Violence against any New Yorker is unacceptable but an attack of a city worker who has dedicated her work to keeping people safe is particularly horrific. The NYPD will bring this perpetrator to justice. If you have any information, please contact them immediately.https://twitter.com/bogs4ny/status/1497330130116661254\u00a0\u2026
— Mayor Eric Adams (@Mayor Eric Adams) 1645827752

Anyone with any information on the hammer attack is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or via DM on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.

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Queens subway hammer attack www.youtube.com


NYPD release video of man who allegedly attacked family, threw elderly grandmother onto subway train tracks



The New York Police Department is seeking a suspect they believe got into a violent altercation with a family and threw a 73-year-old grandmother onto the subway train tracks.

The alarming incident unfolded about 1:30 p.m. Monday on a subway platform in the Clinton-Washington station in Brooklyn.

The grandmother was walking with her husband, who is 82 years old, and her grandson, who is 30 years old.

The grandson got into a quarrel with the man because he was smoking marijuana, and he responded by punching the grandson in the face. When the grandparents went to help their grandson, the man attacked them as well.

During the fracas, the grandmother was knocked onto the subway train tracks in front of an oncoming subway train. Luckily for her, the conductor was able to stop the train before it struck her.

Witnesses said they saw the victims bloodied after the alleged attack.

"They had two people sitting up against the wall. They were bleeding all over. And I wasn't privy to it, but somebody said there was a female up on the tracks," said witness Lester Smalls to WCBS-TV.

The daughter of the grandparents told WCBS that the victims were hospitalized with serious injuries.

"When I saw my dad, he had blood behind his head and a bleeding lip. My mother had oxygen tubes inserted down her throat. Her legs were wrapped in bandaging," said Ren Cheng through a translator.

Police released a video of a man walking away after the alleged attack. He is described as 5-foot-7 tall and weighing 200 pounds with a medium build. They believe he is between 25 years and 30 years old.

The grandfather was released after receiving several stitches, but the grandmother and grandson remained hospitalized with injuries from the fight.

"How can there be people like this? You only say one thing and they turn around and assault you? There's no law and order anymore in America," Cheng said.

Here's a local news report about the alarming incident:

NYPD: Man Wanted For Attacking Family And Knocking Grandmother Onto Subway Tracks In Brooklynwww.youtube.com