{"id":4792,"date":"2025-10-16T13:28:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T13:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/4792\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T13:28:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T13:28:06","slug":"woman-robbed-at-gunpoint-in-uptown-manhattan-subway-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/4792\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman robbed at gunpoint in uptown Manhattan subway station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"562\" height=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2512-25-Robbery-24-Pct.TD1-10-15-25-Photo.jpg\" class=\"crop-center wp-post-image\" alt=\"man in white hat walking with a bike and holding bags\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   title=\"Woman robbed at gunpoint in uptown Manhattan subway station 1\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Suspect who allegedly robbed a woman in a Manhattan train station on Oct. 15, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Photo by NYPD\/Crimestoppers<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nyc.gov\/nypd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Police<\/a> are searching for a suspect who allegedly put a gun to a woman\u2019s head and robbed her inside a busy <a href=\"http:\/\/amny.com\/manhattan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Manhattan<\/a> train station on Wednesday morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to law enforcement sources, the 57-year-old victim was inside the 86th Street station on the B\/C line on the Upper West Side just after 11:15 a.m. on Oct. 15 when the frightening incident occurred.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The suspect, unknown to the victim, came from behind and grabbed the unsuspecting woman, placing a black firearm to her head as he demanded her belongings. Police said he snagged two purses from the victim.<\/p>\n<p>Among the personal items inside the purses were a cellphone, wallet, documents, credit cards, jewelry, and $120 in cash.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>The perp managed to leave the station, fled on a maroon bike and headed west on West 88th Street, police said.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>The woman was not hurt in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amny.com\/news\/manhattan-train-robbery-arrests-10062025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">robbery<\/a>, police said.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>Police on Wednesday night released photos and videos suspect, who remains on the lam. He is described as having a dark complexion, is approximately 5 foot, 9 inches tall, and was last seen wearing a gray hat, dark coat, blue jeans and gray sneakers.<\/p>\n<p>So far, no arrests have been made, but the investigation remains ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information regarding the incident can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at <a href=\"http:\/\/crimestoppers.nypdonline.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">crimestoppers.nypdonline.org<\/a>, or on X (formerly Twitter)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nypdtips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@NYPDTips<\/a>. All calls and messages are kept confidential.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, robberies in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/assets\/nypd\/downloads\/pdf\/crime_statistics\/cs-en-us-024pct.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">24th Precinct<\/a>, where this incident occurred, are down 29% year-to-date versus the same period last year, according to the latest police data. However, overall major crime in the precinct is up nearly 4%, using the same time period comparison.<\/p>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Suspect who allegedly robbed a woman in a Manhattan train station on Oct. 15, 2025. 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