Two 16-year-old girls face a series of charges in connection with the beating of a 15-year-old girl in an Astoria subway station earlier this month, according to the Queens district attorney’s office.
The two 16-year-old defendants, both of Elmhurst, were arraigned Tuesday on a criminal complaint in the attack on the girl at the 46th Street subway station in Astoria on June 2. Prosecutors say they all attend the same school — nearby William Cullen Bryant High School. The defendants are charged with varying counts of attempted gang assault, attempted robbery, robbery and assault. They’re also accused of petit grand larceny.
According to prosecutors, the victim, a sophomore, left William Cullen Bryant High School around 3 p.m. that Monday and was targeted by the defendants, both high school juniors, and others. The group allegedly followed the 15-year-old girl to the nearby 46th Street M and R subway station…