Tag: queens-subway-crime

Man in his 50s sought for exposing himself to 13-year-old on E train in Forest Hills: NYPD

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Jul. 10, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 112th Precinct in Forest Hills and Transit District 20 are looking for a suspect who allegedly flashed a 13-year-old girl on a Queens subway train last month. The victim was riding a southbound E train approaching the Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike station at around 1 p.m.…

Arrest made in Long Island City pepper spray attack on woman and child: NYPD

Jun. 27, 2025 By Czarinna Andres June 27, 2025 By Dean Moses Police arrested a man Thursday who allegedly pepper-sprayed a mother and her 11-month-old daughter aboard a Queens subway train last week, just one day after the NYPD released surveillance images of the suspect to the public. Edward Vargas, 34, was apprehended by…

Bag snatcher escapes through R train tunnel at Steinway Street station: NYPD

Jun. 19, 2025 By bparry June 19, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria and Transit District 20 are looking for a thief who targeted an R train rider at the Steinway Street subway station late last month and remains at large. The 30-year-old victim was standing on the southbound…

Two suspects sought in brutal robbery on F train in Long Island City: NYPD

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May. 26, 2025 By Rob Pozarycki and QNS News Team Transit police are searching for two individuals connected to a violent robbery aboard the F train in Long Island City earlier this month — one who allegedly assaulted and robbed a passenger, and another who stole from the unconscious victim moments later. The NYPD…

Teen robbed of necklace at gunpoint while waiting for R train at Elmhurst subway: NYPD

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Apr. 17, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst and Transit District 20 are looking for a gunman who allegedly robbed a teenager at the Grand Avenue-Newtown subway station. The 18-year-old victim was waiting for an R train at around 2 p.m. on Friday, April 10, when a stranger approached…

Fatal stabbing near Corona’s Junction Blvd. station early Monday leads to arrest: NYPD

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Apr. 15, 2025 By Adam Daly A man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 22-year-old man outside a Corona subway station early Monday morning, police announced Tuesday. Authorities allege Nelson Torres, 33, of North Corona, knifed Anderson Archila-Martinez, 22, of Spring Valley, NY, at around 12:47…

Two suspects wanted for robbing a 7 train rider in Jackson Heights: NYPD

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Apr. 11, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights and Transit District 20 are still looking for two suspects who roughed up a 7 train rider before robbing him at the Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street transit hub late last month. The victim was standing on the Flushing-bound platform just before…

Woodside subway station a hotspot for fare evasion, despite MTA crackdown

Mar. 10, 2025 By Czarinna Andres March 10, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon A Woodside subway station has become the latest hotspot for fare evasion as the MTA continues to battle the revenue-losing scourge throughout the city’s transit system.  During amNewYork Metro’s visit to the 61st Street subway station on the 7 line in Woodside…