The incident happened on Thursday afternoon, onboard a 1 train near the 96 St. station on Manhattan's Upper West Side.
Police say the suspects repeatedly punched the victim in the face after he asked them to turn their music down.
The victim is expected to recover.
Officials are still looking for the suspects.
On Monday night, a man was pushed onto the tracks of the 6 train line at Lexington Avenue and East 77th Street on the Upper East Side.
Police seek suspect in another NYC subway shoving incident
This subway crime was the third in nine days.
Police released video of the shoving suspect to alert the public.
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