NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- The NYPD is searching for a man who stood in front of a 17-year-old girl while he masturbated on a Manhattan-bound 7 train in Queens.

The suspect, who was between 35 and 40 years old according to police, approached the girl on Tuesday around 1 p.m. while the 7 train approached the 69 Street subway station.
He whispered something unintelligible to the victim before exposing himself and starting to masturbate, authorities said.
The victim told the conductor who then ordered the man off the train. He was last seen at the 69 Street station platform, according to the NYPD.
Police are asking anyone with information on the incident to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Anonymous tips can also be submitted at the Crime Stoppers website or on Twitter @NYPDTips.