Meet and Greet Follows Rapid Release of Frank Abrokwa Who Attacked Rider with Feces at the Station on Monday, Feb 21
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Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Chair and CEO Janno Lieber today visited the Wakefield—241st Street subway station to meet riders and demonstrate the Authority’s continued commitment to ensure everyone’s safety. The station was the scene of a horrendous attack on a subway rider that took place on Monday, Feb. 21, in which serial transit attacker Frank Abrokwa smeared feces into the face of a woman waiting for her train on the southbound platform around 5:15 p.m. Following Abrokwa’s arrest on multiple charges including assault, and despite multiple prior offenses, the suspect was released without bail.
“My focus is on the woman and the riders and how they are feeling," said MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber. "This particular story is just horrific and there’s no other way to describe it. I’m not here to give an opinion as a criminal justice expert or to write laws, I’m here to speak out on behalf of our riders and let everyone know what we at the MTA feel.”
While meeting with commuters and discussing their experiences and concerns using the transit system, Lieber updated riders on the MTA’s efforts to ensure the safety and wellbeing of everyone who uses the system.