A 67-year-old man was assaulted inside the Union Square subway station on Friday evening, May 8, and police have released new images as they ask riders to help track down the attacker. Surveillance stills and a wanted bulletin show an unidentified man approaching the victim on a stairway as he headed toward the platform. Transit detectives say the case is still very much active, and no arrests have been announced.
Images and timeline released
According to an NYPD Crime Stoppers post on Facebook, the assault happened at approximately 7:39 p.m. on Friday, May 8. The post says the 67-year-old victim was walking down the stairs toward the platform when an unidentified male struck him. The bulletin includes still photos pulled from surveillance and asks anyone who recognizes the person in those images to contact investigators.
Where investigators are focused…