NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – A 75-year-old man was robbed in the middle of the afternoon at a subway station on the Lower East Side, police said.
The victim was attempting to purchase a MetroCard on the mezzanine level of the Grand Street subway station at 1 p.m. on Saturday when he was robbed by another man, according to police.
The NYPD released surveillance video of a suspect on Wednesday.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
The MTA has renewed calls this month for additional police and mental health resources in the subway to ease customers' fears of violence as the city looks to make a comeback from the pandemic.
Violent crimes in the transit system are up 82% in the last four weeks alone. The NYPD said it would use dozens of new academy graduates to patrol the transit system amid the dramatic spike in violent crimes.
