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Police: Man punches 61-year-old woman in the face at Brooklyn subway station

A man punched a 61-year-old woman in the face as she exited the elevator at a Brooklyn subway station, according to police. It happened on April 4, at the Flatbush Avenue and Atlantic Avenue subway

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Apr 22, 2016, 12:31 PM

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