NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) -- A crazed man bashed an MTA worker in the head with a hammer at a Chelsea subway station early Tuesday morning and then hid under a train as police responded.
The MTA dispatcher, 51, was attacked in a break room at the 14th Street/Eighth Avenue station, the end of the line for the L train.
The attacker, 29, burst inside the room, grabbed a hammer and beat the worker in the head with it, police said.
An MTA dispatcher was attacked in a break room at the 14th Street subway station at Eighth Avenue in Chelsea early Tuesday.Citizen App
The suspect, who is believed to be homeless, then hid under a train until he was found and arrested by NYPD officers.
The MTA employee was taken in stable condition to Lenox Hill Hospital.
The suspect was transported to NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue for a psychiatric evaluation.
Police said he will be charged for the assault.
No other injuries were reported.
