“Attacking a public servant who is working hard to keep New York moving during this time of uncertainty is heartbreaking, outrageous, and frankly, unfathomable. Over the past 24 hours, three New York City Transit employees - workers who were simply doing their jobs, serving the public - were attacked, assaulted, threatened, and in one horrifying instance, pushed onto subway tracks. These reckless displays of violence are part of a troubling pattern we are seeing across our system. We have sounded the alarm on this disturbing trend to the NYPD a number of times. More needs to be done.”
Background
Conductor pushed on the tracks at Hoyt-Schermerhorn
- Shortly before 8:00 a.m. this morning (Tuesday, Sept. 1), an on-duty platform conductor working on the Manhattan-bound A/C platform at the Hoyt-Schermerhorn Street station was pushed to the roadbed by a male customer.
- NYPD and EMS were immediately requested.
- The conductor suffered injuries to his neck, back and head and was removed conscious and alert to Brooklyn Hospital.
Bus operator assaulted in Manhattan
- At 11:05 p.m., Monday, August 31, a bus operator aboard an out of service bus at Fourth Avenue and E. 8th Street was assaulted.
- The bus was standing at the terminal with doors open.
- A male pedestrian approached the bus and held the font doors open, whilst a female pedestrian ran on to the bus through the front doors and punched the bus operator in the face several times.
- The bus operator called for assistance, and NYPD and EMS were immediately requested.
- The bus operator was removed to NY Presbyterian Hospital, with non-life-threatening injuries to the face, neck and back
Bus Operator’s window punched in Queens
- At 8:09 a.m. today (Tuesday, Sept. 1), an in-service bus on the Q56 Route travelling westbound was standing in the bus stop at Jamaica Avenue and 132nd Street.
- A male pedestrian walked up to the driver’s side window of the bus, verbally assaulted him, struck the window with his fist, shattering the window.
- NYPD was requested. NYPD responded to the scene. A report was filed.
- Customers were safely discharged from the bus. No injuries reported, no EMS requested.
