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

A Yeshiva University student was attacked by several “masked thugs” in a Washington Heights subway station on Thursday night, according to school officials and authorities.

Just after 7 p.m., police responded to a 911 call about an assault at the West 181st Street and St. Nicholas Avenue 1 train stop, according to the NYPD.

The 20-year-old student of the private Jewish university was punched and kicked by four unidentified individuals, according to police and Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin, a clinical assistant professor of Jewish values at Yeshiva’s Sy Syms School of Business.

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, which is seen in a file photo. Christopher Sadowski

“A Yeshiva University student was violently assaulted tonight by a gang of masked thugs,” Bashevkin wrote in a post on X.

“This is beyond frightening for a visibly Jewish community in NYC,” he said.

The 20-year-old student was punched and kicked by four unidentified individuals, according to police and Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin. X/DBashIdeas

The victim was taken to Columbia University Irving Medical Center in stable condition, police added.

The university said the attack was not believed to be motivated by bias.

Yeshiva University wrote, “one of our students was assaulted in an unbiased attempted robbery off campus in the subway station at 181st Street” in an alert sent out to students obtained by JNS,

“He is back on campus in good condition,” the school said. “YU security is aware of the incident and is coordinating with law enforcement authorities.”

No arrests have been made as of Thursday evening. The incident remains under investigation.

The Post has reached out to Yeshiva University for comment.