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68-year-old woman cut in face in NYC subway as assaults spike: cops

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Moore, T. (2026, October 17). 68-year-old woman cut in face in NYC subway as assaults spike: cops. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/17/us-news/subway-assaults-rise-in-gotham/

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An elderly woman, 68 years old, was cut on her face with a knife by a 70-year-old man near an emergency exit door of the Sheepshead Bay B and Q station in Brooklyn during a morning altercation. The incident occurred as part of a broader trend: serious assaults in New York City’s transit system have increased by 12% compared to last year, according to police data.

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A 68-year-old woman was cut in the face with a knife by a 70-year-old man during a dispute at the Sheepshead Bay B and Q station mezzanine level in Brooklyn around 9 a.m. on Saturday, as subway assaults have increased significantly this year. The attacker held open an emergency exit door when he clashed with the victim; after cutting her, he fled on a southbound Q train. A person of interest was later detained but no charges were filed yet. According to NYPD data up to Oct. 13, felony assaults in New York City's transit system are up 12% this year compared to last, with misdemeanor assaults rising by 16%.

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A 70-year-old man cut an elderly woman’s face with a knife after a brief dispute at a subway emergency exit door in Brooklyn Saturday, as serious assaults in New York City’s transit system have spiked 12% over last year, according to police. uncertain

assaults → cut → police

The confrontation broke out on the mezzanine level of the Sheepshead Bay B and Q station around 9 a.m., when the man, who was holding the exit door open, had a run-in with the 68-year-old victim, cops said. asserted

cops → break → victim

The attacker then held a knife against the woman’s face, cutting her and causing her to bleed, a police source said. asserted

source → hold → her

The maniac fled on the southbound Q train, cops said. asserted

cops → flee → train

A person of interest was later taken into custody, and charges were pending, the source said. asserted

source → take → custody

The woman refused medical attention at the scene. asserted

woman → refuse → scene

People sometimes hold the emergency door open and ask incoming riders for money to enter. asserted

People → hold → money

Felony assault in the city’s transit system is up 12% — to 525 from 470 — and misdemeanor assault is up 16% — to 1,304 from 1,120 — so far this year over the same period last year as of Oct. 13, according to the most recent NYPD data available. uncertain

assault → accord → data

Felony assault is also up 18% from two years ago and 94% from seven years ago and the more minor misdemeanor assaults are up 11% over two years ago and 25% over seven years ago, according to the NYPD data, which doesn’t provide numbers for the older periods. uncertain

which → accord → periods

Transit crime is up 2% overall and arrests in transit are down 5% so far this year to 22,847 from 23,977 at the same time last year, according to the data. uncertain

arrests → accord → data

68-year-old woman cut in face in NYC subway as assaults spike: cops

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