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Woman Attacked With Needle On Midtown Subway
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Scott Heins
Published Feb 4, 2016
Modified Feb 4, 2016
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A 37-year-old woman is recovering from a suspected needle attack in a Midtown subway station that took place Wednesday night. The victim felt a sharp puncture in her right shoulder as a man bumped into her near the turnstiles of the 49th Street and Seventh Avenue N/R station.
The incident took place at 7 p.m. last night. After returning home, the woman sought treatment at Queens Mount Sinai Hospital, and the Daily News reports that doctors found her wound to be consistent with that of a needle attack. It was not clear, however, whether or not the puncture was caused by a syringe.
According to Fox NY, police are seeking a white male suspect in his 40s. The incident is the latest in an upsurge in subway violence involving sharp objects. There have already been ten reported slashing attacks on MTA trains in 2016. Still, Mayor de Blasio has stressed "These are individual incidents. There is not a pattern here."
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Scott Heins
Scott Heins is a freelance photo and video journalist based in New York City, and a frequent contributor to Gothamist + WNYC. His work often centers around labor rights, housing, and policing. In 2018-2019 he traveled to four states while covering a wave of public school teachers strikes, with work featured in The New York Times, The Intercept, Getty Images, Splinter, and Bloomberg Photos. Scott is a dues-paying member of the National Writers Union's Freelance Solidarity Project.
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