Man Gropes Woman On Upper East Side 6 Train, Police Say

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — The NYPD is trying to identify a man wanted for groping a women on the subway, police said.

A 34-year old female woman was riding a 6 train uptown through the Upper East Side on Friday, Nov. 17 when a man grabbed her buttocks, police said. The assault occurred while the train was in motion after leaving the East 59th Street station.

When the woman exited the train at East 77th Street she snapped a picture of the man who groped her, police said. The suspect is described as a man in his 30s standing about 5-foot-5 and weighing about 160 pounds. The man has brown eyes, black hair and was last seen wearing all dark clothing, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

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