Subway Musicians Under Attack: NYC's Troubling Trend

Electric cellist Eyeglasses, also a medical student, was randomly attacked by a woman with a metal bottle while performing at the Herald Square subway station. This incident, caught on video, left him disoriented and in pain. It was the second attack on him as a subway performer in less than a year, prompting him to suspend his subway performances indefinitely. The MTA condemned the attack, and the NYPD is searching for the assailant. Eyeglasses is now questioning the safety of performing in subway stations and is urging for better tracking of assaults on musicians to prevent future attacks.