Crime & Safety
Subway Performer Punches Rider In Fight Aboard E Train: NYPD
The dispute began near Queensboro Plaza when one of the performers accidentally kicked the rider's leg while doing a backflip, cops say.
LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS -- Two subway performers gave riders more of a show than they bargained for when their dance routine aboard a Queens E train turned into a physical fight, police said.
Cops are now searching for the two performers, who got into a scuffle with a 28-year-old man at around 3 p.m. on May 12 when one of them accidentally kicked him in a backflip on the southbound train near Queensboro Plaza.
The rider then began arguing with the two performers before one of them sucker punched him in the mouth and fled in an unknown direction, authorities said. The man suffered minor injuries from the blow.
Find out what's happening in Astoria-Long Island Cityfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
The NYPD released surveillance footage of the two performers, who police estimate to be 25 - 28 years old.
Cops described one man as standing around 5-foot-8 and weighing about 170 pounds with brown eyes and a goatee. The other, standing at approximately 5-foot-10 and weighing 170 pounds, had long black dreads and a black goatee.
Find out what's happening in Astoria-Long Island Cityfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
(Lead photo via Patch. Lead video via NYPD)
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.