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A mugger roughed up a teen at a Longwood train station, authoritie­s said.

The 17yearold victim was buying a Metro-Card at the Simpson Street No. 2 and 5 station at around 2:20 p.m. on Aug. 24 when the thief crept up and made a grab for his wallet, according to police.

The robber punched the victim in the head several times, but the teen managed to hold on to his wallet, cops said.

The suspect (above) ran off emptyhande­d.

He is believed to be in his late teens or early 20s, about 6 feet tall and 140 pounds.

The victim was not seriously injured.

n Three thugs robbed a 32yearold man at knife point in his Tremont apartment building, according to police.

The suspects (insets) trailed the victim into the building on Southern Boulevard at around 4 p.m. on Thursday and boarded the elevator with him, cops said.

The robbers got out at the floor below the victim’s apartment, and then rushed up the stairs to meet him at the elevator, according to police.

When the victim walked out, the muggers took him by surprise, threatenin­g him with a knife, authoritie­s said.

The thieves snatched the man’s chain and fled the building. The victim was not injured.

n An elderly woman was flashed by her AccessA-Ride driver in Soundview, cops said.

The 73yearold victim was dropped off at her home at around 10:45 a.m. on Sept. 5 when her driver, Christophe­r Medina, 26, asked to use her bathroom, according to police.

Once he was inside the bathroom, the woman started to hear moaning, sources said.

When she went to see if he was all right, she found him standing in her hallway with his pants down and his penis in his hands, the woman reported.

The victim screamed and ran, according to police.

Medina was charged with public lewdness.

Brooklyn

Investigat­ors have released a photo of a bald, bespectacl­ed man wanted for touching himself in front of a woman while riding the subway through Fort Greene.

The 25yearold victim was aboard a southbound D train just before 11:55 a.m. on Aug. 5 when she noticed the creep (above) staring at her with his hands down his pants, cops said.

The suspect hopped off the train at the Atlantic AvenueBarc­lays Center station, but not before leaning in to whisper something to the victim, according to police.

The suspected deviant’s words were not immediatel­y disclosed.

The suspect was last seen wearing a black baseball cap.

Manhattan

bank robber struck at a Chelsea HSBC and then a Union Square Apple Bank within a span of 23 minutes, police said.

The man entered the HSBC on Eighth Avenue and West 15th Street at 2:12 p.m. Wednesday and demanded money from a teller, but she refused and he left with nothing, according to cops.

He then walked into the Apple Bank on Irving Place near Park Avenue South and again demanded cash. This time, the teller handed over an undetermin­ed amount of money and the man fled, cops said.

The suspect was last seen wearing a white hat with a brim, sunglasses and a black Tshirt.

He has a thin build, is approximat­ely 30 to 40 years old and stands about 6foot2, cops said.

man used a stolen Metro-Card to board a city bus at the Jamaica Center Terminal, cops said.

The suspect (pictured above) swiped his way onto the MTA bus with the card at Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue at around 11:15 a.m. on June 22, authoritie­s said.

The card had previously been reported stolen in Brooklyn.

A security camera inside the bus captured this shot of the suspect. Kenneth Garger, Aaron Feis and Dana Sauchelli

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