- Iain Forrest, 27, was performing at Herald Square train station when an unknown woman attacked him
- The medical student was also attacked in June while playing in Times Square
A cellist was hit in the head with a water bottle by a stranger while performing on the New York subway the day before Valentine's Day.
Iain Forrest, 27, a medical student and musician, played his electric cello at the 34th Street Herald Square Station on the evening of February 13th.
In a shocking moment captured on video, an unknown woman came over, picked up the metal water bottle he had placed on the ground and smashed it over his head.
The bottle clattered to the floor as Forrest clutched his head in pain.
Forrest wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that the woman fled the train station and fled to a nearby Macy's, where she evaded city police.
Iain Forrest, 27, was playing the electric cello in a Manhattan subway station when an unknown woman hit him in the head with a metal water bottle
The medical student and artist was attacked at the 34th Street Herald Square Station on the evening of February 13th. Forrest said the woman fled the station and fled to a nearby Macy's, where she eluded NYPD officers
Forrest is completing his MD-PHD degree at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
“This is the second attack I have suffered in less than a year while performing for New Yorkers in subway stations,” the artist wrote on social media.
“I don’t think I can do this anymore.” “I’m suspending the subway performances indefinitely.”
The first incident occurred in June when Forrest was punched and choked by another man in Times Square.
Coincidentally, he was treated at Mount Sinai, the same hospital where he is studying medicine.
Police say they are searching for a woman in connection with the latest attack, who was last seen wearing a mustard yellow jacket, a black hat and a red scarf.
“No one on public transit, including musicians, should be subjected to violence, and if the NYPD catches the person who committed this senseless attack, they will be held accountable,” the Metropolitan Transit Authority wrote in a statement.
Forrest is a member of the MTA's Music Under New York program, which plans musical performances at transportation hubs throughout the city.
The 27-year-old performs under the pseudonym “Eyeglasses”, plays electric cello covers and writes his own music.
The 27-year-old was beaten and choked by a stranger while performing in Times Square last June
Police say they are searching for the perpetrator of the latest attack, who was last seen wearing a mustard-colored jacket, a black hat and a red scarf
In addition to his studies, Forrest is a member of the MTA's Music Under New York program
He began his career in the subway before breaking out at Radio City Music Hall in 2020 and playing in the New York Yankees' opening game in 2022
He began playing at the Subway before making his debut at Radio City Music Hall in 2020 alongside Josh Groban.
Two years later, the 27-year-old appeared at the New York Yankees' opening game at Yankee Stadium in 2022.
In addition to his musical pursuits, Forrest is completing his MD-PhD studies at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, having earned his doctorate in May.
Forrest did not immediately respond to 's request for comment.