Incident on the Subway in the Bronx
For New Yorkers, it’s genuinely alarming. A nurse from the Bronx shared the traumatic experience of being unexpectedly attacked by a stranger while waiting for the subway. The man struck so suddenly that she ended up unconscious and bleeding. It’s striking to realize that no one came to her aid during that time.
Jozu Romano, who is 47, was at the Fordham Road station on June 27, awaiting a D train when the assailant suddenly lunged at him, pushing him against the side of an incoming train. The impact left him with a concussion, and he recounted the details of the incident to the Post.
“But did anyone help me? No one helped me,” Romano expressed, reflecting on the aftermath. “Even the conductor didn’t intervene. There were people present, yet no one approached to check on me. Nothing, just silence.”
The attacker remains unidentified, with the NYPD recently releasing blurry footage showing a suspect dressed in white underwear and dark pants in a subway car.
Romano was reportedly waiting for a train around 2:20 p.m. and noticed the stranger acting suspiciously from the corner of his eye. “There’s something a little off about this guy,” he thought. “I think he was possibly using drugs or something. He seemed to be rummaging through a duffel bag, which made me uneasy enough to keep my distance.”
Despite his efforts to stay cautious, the assailant acted quickly. Romano recalled, “I looked to my right and suddenly saw something white approaching. It happened so fast; I barely had time to react before I got hit.”
He ended up with injuries to his face and mouth, falling unconscious on the platform, bleeding until help reached him. Post-incident, he has developed a fear of riding the subway and expressed doubts about the NYPD’s declarations regarding safety in the transit system.
According to recent statistics, major crimes on the subway saw a slight decrease in June, but felony assaults have notably increased by 20 compared to the previous year. “Statistics don’t mean anything,” Romano insisted. “The reality is, today feels more dangerous than before. There’s simply more crime.”
The NYPD is urging anyone with information on this attack to contact their Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Public tips can also be submitted through their website.
