Brooklyn, New York — A female subway conductor was punched in the face and robbed of her train keys during a disturbing on-duty attack at a busy Brooklyn station Sunday afternoon, raising renewed concerns about transit worker safety across New York City.
According to the New York City Police Department, the incident happened just before 3 p.m. on a southbound C train stopped at the Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets station. The 31-year-old conductor was inside the train cab making a service announcement when a man suddenly lunged forward and punched her through the cab window.
Police said the attacker struck the conductor directly in the face, causing visible swelling. In the moments of chaos that followed, the suspect managed to steal her train keys before fleeing the station on foot…