Former NYC Transit boss Sarah Feinberg was punched in an unprovoked assault in Chelsea final week.
Dennis A. Clark
Former NYC Transit president Sarah Feinberg was randomly assaulted close to a subway cease in Chelsea, The Publish has realized.
Feinberg, who appealed for extra cops assigned to the subways final yr amid against the law surge, was sucker-punched on the nook of West twenty first Avenue and sixth Avenue, close to the F practice at twenty third Avenue at 1:15 p.m. Oct. 20.
The attacker was strolling the flawed method in a motorcycle lane and instantly rotated and punched Feinberg within the face, a supply accustomed to the case stated.
The motive was unclear, although there’s a sample of thugs collaborating in a sick “knockout recreation” by making an attempt to viciously render an unsuspecting harmless sufferer unconscious with a single blow.
Feinberg known as 911 and when cops didn’t instantly reply, she walked to the native precinct and filed a prison grievance, a supply stated.
The NYPD has a videotape of the incident and is investigating, the supply stated.
Her face was swollen however she didn't search medical consideration.
“Clearly I’m grateful the assault was no more critical however I don’t assume there’s any query there’s simply far, far an excessive amount of of those sorts of assaults, and far more critical ones, taking place,” Feinberg informed The Publish on Friday.
The NYPD confirmed the alleged assault.
Its report stated Feinberg, 45, was ready for the sunshine at West twenty first and Sixth when a male, believed to be in his 40s, punched her with a closed fist within the nostril and brow space, unprovoked, inflicting ache.
The attacker was described as about 5 toes 8 inches and about 150 kilos, the report.
Whereas MTA NYC Transit president final yr, Feinberg publicly sparred with then-Mayor Invoice de Blasio, demanding that he improve police patrols within the subway system to stem a spate of violence on the rails.
Crime has emerged as a high subject in the race for governor pitting incumbent Democrat Kathy Hochul towards Republican rival Lengthy Island Rep. Lee Zeldin.
Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams introduced a plan final week to spice up police patrols within the subways to stem the violence, with the state footing the invoice for time beyond regulation.
Zeldin has hammered Hochul over crime on the rails and for different controversial prison justice reforms, together with the cashless bail regulation. He was endorsed Friday by the three,900-member Subway Supervisors Affiliation.
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