{"id":528917,"date":"2022-12-18T18:42:41","date_gmt":"2022-12-18T15:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/investment-banker-jean-francois-coste-arrested-after-punching-mta-worker\/"},"modified":"2022-12-18T18:42:41","modified_gmt":"2022-12-18T15:42:41","slug":"investment-banker-jean-francois-coste-arrested-after-punching-mta-worker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/investment-banker-jean-francois-coste-arrested-after-punching-mta-worker\/","title":{"rendered":"#Investment banker Jean-Francois Coste arrested after punching MTA worker"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23d5e40715f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23d5e40715f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/investment-banker-jean-francois-coste-arrested-after-punching-mta-worker\/#%E2%80%9CInvestment_banker_Jean-Francois_Coste_arrested_after_punching_MTA_worker%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Investment banker Jean-Francois Coste arrested after punching MTA worker&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CInvestment_banker_Jean-Francois_Coste_arrested_after_punching_MTA_worker%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Investment banker Jean-Francois Coste arrested after punching MTA worker&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>A drunk investment banker punched an MTA worker repeatedly in an unprovoked attack at a Brooklyn subway station Friday morning and was arrested, officials said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jean-Francois Coste, 53, was in the Stillwell Avenue station on Coney Island around 12:15 a.m. when he punched the 56-year-old operator as she began her shift, cops said.<\/p>\n<p>Tanya McCray, 56, was leaving the \u201ccrew room\u201d on the public mezzanine when she saw Coste \u2013 a senior equity analyst at Tocqueville Asset Management \u2013 trying to get inside, a TWU\u00a0Local 100 spokesman said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not a public area,\u201d the union spokesman said. \u201cHe was <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arently drunk. She pushed the door so it clicks and locks and he punched her in the face at least twice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McCray, a 21-year veteran of the MTA and train operator, fought back and began striking Coste with her lunch bag, which had a thermos inside, the spokesman said. After another transit worker came to her aid, the banker ran away down the train platform.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/investment-banker-punches-mta-worker.jpg?1671358826&amp;w=1024&amp;1671358826\" alt=\"Jean-Francois Coste.\" class=\"wp-image-25055347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/investment-banker-punches-mta-worker.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;1671358826&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/investment-banker-punches-mta-worker.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;1671358826 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/investment-banker-punches-mta-worker.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;1671358826&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A drunk Jean-Francois Coste punched Tanya McCray in the face \u201cat least twice.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@jfcoste<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAll the workers from the crew room come out and run after him,\u201d the spokesman said. \u201cHe jumped on a train and the transit workers cornered him.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/coney-island-stillwell-avenue-terminal-.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Coney Island Stillwell Avenue Terminal.\" class=\"wp-image-25055355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/coney-island-stillwell-avenue-terminal-.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/coney-island-stillwell-avenue-terminal-.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/coney-island-stillwell-avenue-terminal-.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The assault happened at the Stillwell Avenue station on Coney Island.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"920\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/tanya-mccray-fb-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Tanya McCray.\" class=\"wp-image-25055358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/tanya-mccray-fb-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/tanya-mccray-fb-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/tanya-mccray-fb-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Tanya McCray was leaving the crew room on the public mezzanine when she saw Coste trying to get inside.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\/Tanya Hinton McCray<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Coste was arrested and charged with assaulting a transit employee, harassment and menacing. He was released without bail and his next court date was set for March.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>McCray said she was taken off-guard by the attack.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t see him punch me,\u201d she said. \u201cI didn\u2019t see the punch, it happened so fast.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/jean-francois-coste-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jean-Francois Coste.\" class=\"wp-image-25055360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/jean-francois-coste-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/jean-francois-coste-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/jean-francois-coste-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Jean-Francois Coste was arrested and charged with assaulting a transit employee, harassment and menacing.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>McCray, who suffered bruises and was taken to a local hospital, said she hopes her attacker is punished.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just hope justice is served,\u201d McCray said. \u201cI hope he sees jail time. It\u2019s not fair that people think they can just assault us and it\u2019s ok. It\u2019s not ok. We\u2019re just here to do our job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Transit Workers Union plans to make a show of force at Coste\u2019s court hearing, the spokesman said.<\/p>\n<p>Richard Davis, president of TWU Local 100, said the public \u201cshould be treating transit workers as heroes, not punching bags.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTime and time again we\u2019ve stepped up for this city, most recently working through the pandemic, and this is the thanks we get. It has to stop. We will see this guy in court.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NYC Transit Chief Operating Officer Craig Cipriano said the MTA has \u201czero tolerance\u201d for assaults on its workers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrain operators work at all hours of the day and night to keep this city moving,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have zero tolerance when they are senselessly attacked and are grateful to the NYPD for swiftly apprehending the suspect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Coste could not be immediately reached for comment.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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