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Brooklyn Man Dies After Penn Station Assault; Attacker Still Free

3/15/2026

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A 55-year-old man from Brooklyn died after being assaulted at Penn Station on Saturday night.
The assault occurred around 7 p.m. after the victim bumped into the suspect on the northbound C and E train platform.
Police found the man unconscious and unresponsive shortly after.
First responders pronounced him dead at Lenox Hill Hospital.
The assailant, who remains at large, fled the scene.

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A 55-year-old man from Brooklyn died after being assaulted at Penn Station on Saturday night.
The assault occurred around 7 p.m. after the victim bumped into the suspect on the northbound C and E train platform.
Police found the man unconscious and unresponsive shortly after.
First responders pronounced him dead at Lenox Hill Hospital.
The assailant, who remains at large, fled the scene.