MTA employee tackled by man while clearing out subway train in Queens: NYPD

Erin Pflaumer
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QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) – A subway operator was attacked while trying to clear an M train of passengers at a Queens station on Sunday, according to authorities.

It happened on a train stopped at the Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue subway station around 11:55 p.m., police said. The employee was tackled to the ground by a man, according to authorities.

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The victim was taken to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center with back pain.

Police described the suspect as a man in his 50s, according to authorities.

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Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered both local and national news since 2018. She joined PIX11 in 2023. See more of her work here.

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