A New York City subway train.Photo:Getty
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The NYPD confirmed in a statement to PEOPLE that officers responded to a 911 call at approximately 10:25 a.m. of a female on the tracks at the Fulton Street subway station in lower Manhattan.
NYPD said that EMS responded to the scene, and the woman, who was not immediately identified, was transported to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition.
The man was wearing a blue shirt, blue jeans and a dark-colored jacket when he fled, according to NBC 4 New York. The outlet reported that police have been canvassing the site for video evidence of the interaction between the pair.
As a result of the incident, some subway trains heading southbound were delayed for hours as police carried out their investigation, according to NBC 4 New York.
The NYCT Subwayposted on X(formerly Twitter) at 10:30 a.m. that southbound No. 2 and No. 3 trains were “delayed” while they investigated “why a train’s brakes activated at Fulton St.”
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In an 11 a.m. update, NYCT Subway shared that southbound No. 2 and No. 3 trains were being “rerouted” and that people taking the No. 4 and No. 5 trains would also experience delays due to the reroutes.
In a later update, at about 1 p.m., NYCT Subway said that southbound No. 2 and No. 3 trains would not stop at Fulton Street in both directions, but that service hadresumed between Manhattan and Brooklyn. It also noted that people should still expect delays in both directions.
source: people.com
