Overview
- Tyquan Manassa, 28, is charged with multiple counts of assault and criminal possession of a weapon in the Nov. 19 attacks on the Union Turnpike–Kew Gardens E train platform.
- Police say two men, ages 42 and 50, were slashed in the face within minutes; one required 16 stitches and the other, identified as Carlos Plasencia, received seven.
- Officers linked Manassa to the case after arresting him for a separate disturbance at a Randall’s/Ward’s Island shelter, where he was booked on criminal mischief and assault.
- Queens Criminal Court Judge Anthony Battisti set bail at $200,000 at Friday night’s arraignment, with a court appearance scheduled for Nov. 25.
- Authorities note a long arrest history dating to 2014 as transit data show overall crime down about 4–5% this year while felony assaults have risen slightly, with an unrelated E train stabbing reported on Nov. 22.