Woman Repeatedly Punched in Face on Train Near Yankee Stadium

Violent Random Attack Inside Subway Car

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a violent assault on a woman inside a subway car near Yankee Stadium. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

March 14, 2024

BRONX - A woman was viciously pummeled about the face during a random attack inside a subway car approaching Yankee Stadium, cops said. 

At around 6 pm, a 36-year-old women was on a northbound D Train approaching the 161 Street-Yankee Stadium subway station. Cops said a man walked up to the woman and without saying a word began punching her repeatedly in the face.  

When the train stopped and the doors opened, the attacker ran out of the train and then out of the station near Yankee Stadium, cops said. 

The victim refused medical treatment at the scene. 

The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect who is described as a bald man with a light complexion. He has a mustache and goatee and a medium build. He was last seen wearing a dark windbreaker jacket and a white shirt underneath. 

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 

All calls are strictly confidential.