Overview
- The assault occurred early Jan. 15 as a Manhattan-bound A train pulled into the Beach 25th Street station in Far Rockaway.
- Police say the 37-year-old conductor was punched in the face, causing him to hit his head on the train cabin wall.
- EMS took the victim to St. John's Episcopal Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.
- The suspect fled and is described as a man wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with graphic designs, a red undershirt, and blue jeans.
- The NYPD classifies the case as a felony assault and reports a 112.5% year-over-year rise in felony assaults in the 101st Precinct through Jan. 11, as NYC Transit and TWU Local 100 condemn the attack and pursue their own inquiries.