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NYC subway crime: Woman stabbed, another is victim of attempted rape

By FOX 5 NY Staff
Updated  February 10, 2022 6:52pm EST
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NEW YORK - The NYPD was on the hunt for two suspects behind violent crimes aboard New York City subways.

At about 12:23 a.m. Thursday, a 19-year-old woman was riding the northbound no. 1 train in Washington Heights when a man in his 20s stabbed her in the left forearm, said police.

It was not clear what prompted the assault.

The woman got off the train at West 181st Street and was taken to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital for treatment.

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In another assault, at about 10:20 a.m. Wednesday, police say Timothy Thomas, 23, pushed a 21-year-old woman into the corner of a northbound E train and attempted to rape her. The assault happened as the train entered the Canal Street station in TriBeCa. Authorities say got off at Canal Street and headed towards another train. 

The victim was treated at the scene.

Thomas was arrested on Thursday afternoon, and has been charged with attempted rape, sex abuse, forcible touching, and unlawful imprisonment.

a man attempted to rape a 21-year-old woman inside a northbound train approaching the Canal Street Station in Tribeca.

 a man attempted to rape a 21-year-old woman inside a northbound train approaching the Canal Street Station in Tribeca. 

Police were investigating both incidents along with several other assaults aboard New York City subways.

On Jan. 14, a man punched a woman in the arm on a subway platform in Manhattan and threw her to the floor while attempting to rape her. 

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On Jan,. 23. at about 11:30 a.m. a suspect approached a 62-year-old man and pushed him onto the roadbed of the southbound A train as it entered the Fulton Street station, said police.

Anyone with information about these assaults was asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or online at the CrimeStoppers website or on Twitter @NYPDTips.