Yeshiva University Student Assaulted Near 181st Street Station, Released From Hospital

YU student assaulted outside NYC subway station

The extent of his injuries has not yet been publicly disclosed. By Eitan Devir, Jewish Breaking News A student from Yeshiva University was violently assaulted Tuesday evening by a group of masked attackers at the 181st Street 1 train subway station in Washington Heights, according to initial reports. The attack occurred around 7:00 p.m. on the staircase leading down to the platform. An educator at YU, Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin, said the location is …

Yeshiva University student, 20, attacked by ‘masked thugs’ in NYC: ‘Beyond frightening’

A Yeshiva University student was attacked by several “masked thugs” at the 1 train station at 181st Street and St. Nicholas Avenue in Washington Heights on Feb. 12, 2026.

Yeshiva University Student Assaulted Near 181st Street Station, Released from Hospital

NEW YORK — A student at Yeshiva University was assaulted Thursday evening near the 181st Street 1 train station by a group of masked individuals, authorities said. The student was taken to a hospital and has since been released. The university issued a statement late Thursday saying the incident was not considered biased or antisemitic. […]

Jewish student assaulted near Yeshiva University amid surge in antisemitism

Jewish student from Yeshiva University assaulted by six to eight masked attackers near the campus in Manhattan. The attack comes amid a rise in antisemitic hate crimes in New York.

Yeshiva University student, 20, attacked by ‘masked thugs’ in NYC

A Yeshiva University student was attacked by six to eight masked assailants in a subway station in Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood, according to a faculty member at the university. The student “was violently assaulted tonight by a gang of masked thugs” in the “blind spot of the subway station where there are no police or security cameras,” stated Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin, clinical assistant professor of Jewish values at Yeshiva’s Sy Sym…