Crime & Safety
This Man Exposed Himself While Riding the Subway on the Upper East Side, Police Say
A passenger sitting across from the man was able to take his picture before he exited the train at 68th Street-Hunter College.
UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — Police are trying to identify a man accused of public lewdness while riding the subway through the Upper East Side.
A 31-year-old woman told police that while she was riding on a southbound 6 train Sunday the man sitting across from her exposed himself, police told Patch. The incident occurred around 6:45 p.m. The pervy passenger exited the train at the 68th Street-Hunter College station, but not before the woman was able to capture him in a video.
The suspect (pictured above) is described as being in his 40s, standing 6-feet tall with a dark complexion and slim build, police said. He was wearing a green sweater, black shorts, beige hat and sunglasses.
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Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) for Spanish. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and entering TIP577. All tips are confidential.
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