Man pistol-whipped, robbed leaving NYC subway station

[Kamaji]

Man pistol-whipped, robbed leaving NYC subway station

By Amanda Woods
June 10, 2022

A 63-year-old man was pistol-whipped and robbed as he left a Queens subway station this week, authorities said.

The victim was exiting the 75th Avenue station in Forest Hills around 8 p.m. Wednesday when two suspects approached him and pulled out a gun, cops said.

They struck him in the head with the weapon multiple times before grabbing his watch, jewelry and about $1,000 before fleeing on foot into the station, police said.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2022/06/10/nyc-man-pistol-whipped-robbed-leaving-subway-station/

[Kamaji]

So much subway-related violence these days.  I almost feel like we should start up a stickied thread about the NYPD subway blotter.

[240B]

Who would go on the NYC Subway wearing $1000? There is a time and place for that, but there is also a thing called 'keeping it on the down low'.

[Kamaji]

Who would go on the NYC Subway wearing $1000? There is a time and place for that, but there is also a thing called 'keeping it on the down low'.

I believe that the guy was carrying about $1,000 in cash.  He may have been on his way to buy something - licit or illicit - and got nailed because someone knew he was carrying that much cash.

One would be surprised at the amount of cash that gets carried around in NYC, even for licit transactions.