The NYPD is looking for the individual who punched a 62-year-old woman in the face as she was getting on an MTA bus last month.
The assault happened on Tuesday, Aug. 25 at around 6:35 p.m., when the woman boarded an M3 bus near 80 Fifth Avenue, according to the police report. The suspect punched her in the face, causing her to fall to the ground, then got off the bus and fled on foot, heading west toward 14th Street.
EMS took the woman to Lenox Hill Hospital, where she was listed in stable condition. The assault took place within the 6th Precinct.
The NYPD has released media depicting the suspect and is asking the public for help identifying the individual.
Anyone with relevant information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Tips can also be submitted on the Crime Stoppers website or on X at @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.
