Police are looking for the alleged assailants in three separate assaults in different subway stations in Brooklyn and Queens over the holiday weekend, according to NYPD officials.

The first incident occurred around 5 a.m. Sunday at the 36th Street station in Sunset Park, officials said. A 35-year-old man was standing on the southbound R train platform when another person approached him and pushed him onto the tracks, police said.

The two people did not know each other and the attacker did not say anything to the man before the assault, according to the NYPD.

The 35-year-old was taken in stable condition to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, where he was treated for minor injuries. Police said the assailant fled in an unknown direction.

Officials said the second attack happened around 3 p.m. Monday at the Seneca Avenue station in Ridgewood. A 16-year-old boy was standing at the station’s entrance when another male individual approached and started arguing with him, police said.

The assailant then slashed the teen in the back of his head and left the scene, according to authorities, who said they are still investigating what the dispute was about.

First responders took the 16-year-old to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, where he was in stable condition.

The third assault happened around 5:40 p.m. Sunday on the northbound 7 train platform at the 74th Street-Broadway station in Jackson Heights, the NYPD said. Officials said a man approached a 46-year-old MTA employee and asked, “Do you know me?” When the employee did not respond, the man punched him in the face, police said.

Authorities said the suspect ran away and first responders took the MTA worker to Elmhurst Hospital to be treated for dizziness, pain and swelling in his face and nose. Police said he was in stable condition.

The man police say they’re looking for in the Jan. 19, 2026 assault on an MTA worker at the Roosevelt Avenue-Broadway station in Jackson Heights

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Major transit crime fell 4% citywide last year compared to 2024, according to the NYPD. Through Jan. 11 this year, police data shows transit crime ticked up by more than a dozen incidents compared to the same period last year.

The NYPD is asking the public for help identifying the suspects in the three subway incidents. Anyone with information can call the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). People can also submit tips on the Crime Stoppers website.

This is a developing story based on preliminary information from police and may be updated.