Man, 69, punched repeatedly, robbed on NYC subway platform
NEW YORK CITY - A 69-year-old man was punched repeatedly and robbed on a NYC subway platform in SoHo, the NYPD said.
The attack and robbery happened on Monday around 11:15 a.m. on the southbound R platform at the Canal Street Station.
According to police, the victim was on the platform when an unknown man approached from behind and placed his arm around the victim’s neck.
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The man then punched the victim multiple times in the face and robbed him, police said.
The victim sustained minor injuries and was taken to NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital in stable condition.
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Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
Earlier this month, a man was stabbed several times on a subway train in the Bronx, police said.
The stabbing happened at the Jackson Avenue Station in the Melrose section.
The 41-year-old man was stabbed on a southbound No. 2 train, police said. He was taken to Lincoln Hospital.
According to NYPD CompStat, transit crimes in New York City were down around 10% in May 2024 compared to May 2023.
"Crime in New York City’s transit system continued its remarkable downward trend," NYPD officials said in a press release earlier this month. "Now well below pre-pandemic levels, crime in the nation’s largest subway system has seen double-digit reductions in the past four consecutive months of this year."