Entrance to NYC Subway station at Columbus Circle
A man was hit in the head with a glass beer bottle at a busy Manhattan subway station after his attacker has asked him for money, according to a senior police official.
The incident occurred after 10 p.m. Wednesday at the Columbus Circle A/C station on Eighth Avenue and West 59th Street, a senior police official said. The suspect went up to a man and requested "give me a dollar" before he pulled the victim's plastic bag, causing it to rip, according to sources.
He then allegedly hit him in the head with a glass beer bottle, leaving the victim with a cut to his face. The man was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital to treat his injuries.
The suspect ran off immediately after. He was described as about 6 feet tall wearing yellow pants, a jean jacket and a purple hat.
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An investigation is ongoing.
