A 68-year-old MTA worker was assaulted with a metal pipe while cleaning the platform at Bergen Street subway station around midnight in Boerum Hill. The assailant initially swung the pipe but missed, then punched the worker in the stomach before fleeing the scene. The worker sustained minor injuries and was taken to the hospital. This incident raises concerns as statistics reveal a rise in transit felony assaults in the area, with this year showing an increase from 47 incidents to 67 incidents compared to last year.
Police say a 68-year-old MTA worker was attacked just after midnight Thursday at the Bergen Street subway station in Boerum Hill.
NYPD statistics show transit felony assault is up in this area compared to this time last year. Last year there were 47 incidents and this year there have been 67.
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