Man, 42, bashed in head with bottle in Queens subway robbery

NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) — Police on Thursday released photos of three men they are looking to identify in a violent robbery that occurred inside a Queens subway station last week.

At approximately 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10, a 42-year-old man was approached by the three suspects at the Woodhaven Boulevard subway station in Elmhurst, authorities said.

According to officials, the trio used a glass bottle to strike the victim before stealing his wallet with approximately $300.

The trio fled on a northbound R train.

EMS transported the victim to NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst in stable condition.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).