Man Given Ticket and Released After Death of Penn Station Subway Punch Victim
17th March 2026
The New Jersey resident who police say punched another man at a Penn Station subway stop Saturday — shortly before the man died — has been issued a desk appearance ticket and released, authorities said Monday.
Police are awaiting results from an autopsy examination before potentially bringing additional charges against Nassadir Tate, 21, of Hillside, New Jersey, according to the NYPD. He has a return court date of April 1 on an assault charge for now.
Authorities say Tate was involved in a dispute Saturday with a man who was found unconscious and unresponsive around 7 p.m. on the northbound C/E platform at the 34th Street-Penn Station subway stop in Midtown Manhattan.
EMS transported the 55-year-old man to Lenox Hill Hospital in critical condition, where he was later pronounced dead.
Police said surveillance video led them to charge Tate Sunday with punching the man in the face during the dispute in the transit system. Authorities did not provide details about the nature of the dispute, where exactly it took place or how much time elapsed between the assault and when the 55-year-old became unresponsive.
Tate was not charged with homicide because the medical examiner has not yet determined the cause of the 55-year-old’s death, police said. Officials said Tate couldn’t be held because he had no prior history of assault. Police have not yet disclosed the deceased man’s identity, pending family notification.
This is why people are leaving New York City.
GET OUT….