Woman shoves 7-year-old on subway platform, threatens him with knife

The Brief

  • Police are searching for a suspect who shoved a 7-year-old boy and threatened him and his mother with a knife at a Queens subway station.
  • The incident occurred on Feb. 23 at the 21st Street-Queensbridge station, where the attacker pushed the boy and later fled.

NEW YORK Police are searching for the person who shoved a young boy at a Queens subway station before threatening the child and his mother with a knife.

What we know:

Police said the incident unfolded around 12:40 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 23, on the F train platform at the 21st Street-Queensbridge subway station in Long Island City.

According to investigators, the attacker approached the 7-year-old boy and his 37-year-old mother and pushed the boy to the ground.

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