31-year-old woman injured after rider on Manhattan subway train throws paving stone

LOWER MANHATTAN, New York (WABC) -- Police are investigating after a woman was struck by a paving stone while standing on a subway platform in Lower Manhattan Friday.

A 31-year-old victim was standing on the northbound No. 1 train platform inside the World Trade Center Cortlandt station around 7:15 p.m. when a suspect, riding a northbound train, threw a paving stone in her direction.

The paving stone then ricocheted off the platform and struck the woman in the leg.

The victim was taken to NY-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital where she's expected to survive.

The male suspect fled on the northbound No. 1 train.

No arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing.



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