A 35-year-old woman was critically injured after her head was shoved hard into a subway train inside an Upper East Side station early Sunday morning, police confirm to Upper East Site.
It was just after 6:00 am when the suspect, described by police as a man in his 30s, approached the woman from behind as she walked on the southbound (E) train platform inside the 63rd Street-Lexington Avenue station.
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Investigators say he slammed the woman’s head into a departing train, pushing her with so much force she bounced off the metal subway car and fell backward, hitting the platform hard and banging her head on the concrete.
Paramedics rushed the victim to Weill Cornell Medical Center in critical condition with cuts to her head and spinal injuries, police say.
According to NYPD data, crime on Upper East Side subways is up 20% this year; however, that only accounts for three additional incidents underground compared to the same period in 2022.
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The 63rd Street-Lexington Avenue station has been the site of two other felony assaults and one grand larceny since the start of the month, the only other crimes reported at the bustling UES subway station this year.
The suspect in Sunday morning’s attack managed to escape from the station. Police describe him as standing 5’6” to 5’7” tall. Surveillance images released Sunday evening shows the suspect wearing a dark colored t-shirt with white trim, blue jeans and white sneakers.
If you witnessed the violent attack or have any information that can help police, please call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-8477.
