NYPD arrests man for attempted daytime rape on NYC subway platform

A Bronx man was arrested Sunday in the attempted rape of a 25-year-old woman on an Upper East Side subway platform — a disturbing daytime attack that was caught on video and ultimately thwarted by fellow New Yorkers, police said.

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Jose Reyes, 31, is accused of pouncing on the woman around 11 a.m. Saturday inside the Lexington Avenue and East 63 Street F train station, the NYPD said.

“This heinous and horrendous act was interrupted by a good Samaritan who observed Mr. Reyes’ behavior and got him to cease his behavior while subsequently videotaping the incident,” NYPD Chief of Detectives Rodney Harrison said at a press conference.

Video taken by the witness showed a man — identified by cops as Reyes — on top of the woman before a crowd of bystanders gathered.

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