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MTA Worker Assaulted, Robbed Amid Rising Transit Crime

3/28/2026

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The MTA worker was assaulted and robbed in a Bronx parking lot around 5:45 a.m.
The 42-year-old sustained head, face, and knee injuries and was hospitalized in stable condition.
The attacker stole $150, with no description of the perpetrator provided.
NYPD data show major transit crime rose 3% by mid-March.
The incident followed a recent stabbing of a teenager at a Manhattan subway station.

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Story summary

The MTA worker was assaulted and robbed in a Bronx parking lot around 5:45 a.m.
The 42-year-old sustained head, face, and knee injuries and was hospitalized in stable condition.
The attacker stole $150, with no description of the perpetrator provided.
NYPD data show major transit crime rose 3% by mid-March.
The incident followed a recent stabbing of a teenager at a Manhattan subway station.