"What police described as an assault occurred during a B42 bus ride in Brooklyn when a 74-year-old man was punched following a verbal dispute with two women. The New York City Police Department said the incident happened around 4:20 p.m. last Friday near East 88th Street and Flatlands Avenue. Authorities are asking the public for assistance in identifying the individuals involved."
"In a social media post on NYPD Crimestoppers, investigators say the two women got into a verbal dispute with the victim while on the B42 bus. Police allege that during the argument, one of the women stepped in closer and hit the man in the face with a closed fist. The alert includes photos of the two unidentified women and urges anyone who recognizes them to get in touch. The post lists the NYPD tipline and the @NYPDTips social account as ways to submit information."
A 74-year-old man was punched after a verbal dispute with two women on a B42 bus in Brooklyn around 4:20 p.m. last Friday near East 88th Street and Flatlands Avenue. The NYPD says one woman stepped closer and struck the man in the face with a closed fist. Photos of the two unidentified women were posted to NYPD Crimestoppers, and the public is urged to submit tips via @NYPDTips or the Crime Stoppers hotline. Transit violence in Brooklyn remains a recurring concern with prior elderly-rider assaults and mixed NYPD transit-crime data. No names or victim condition have been released; only the Crimestoppers alert appears public.
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