NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- An on-duty MTA worker was punched in the face at the same Downtown Brooklyn subway station where a man was beaten to death a day earlier, sources said Thursday.
The 59-year-old MTA employee was working in plainclothes at the Jay Street–MetroTech station around 12:15 a.m. when he tried to break up an argument between two men, sources said.
During the encounter, one of the men punched the MTA worker in the face and then ran off, according to sources.
The transit worker suffered a minor injury and declined additional medical attention at the scene. The suspect remained at large Thursday.
The attack came just a day after David Mazariegos, 25, was arrested for allegedly beating a man to death at the turnstiles of the same station on Tuesday.
According to authorities, the victim—Nicola Tanzi, 64—was holding an emergency exit gate open for Mazariegos, who "didn't like the way he looked at him."
Mazariegos punched and kicked Tanzi's head 15 times in the brutal attack around 3 p.m. Tuesday. He was arrested later in the day in Times Square, where he was allegedly found with the victim's credit cards.
According to reports, Mazariegos has more than a dozen prior arrests, including for assault.