#NYPD on the lookout for Upper West Side subway groper

Cops are looking to identify a man wanted for a touching incident that occurred Wednesday morning at the 96th Street “1” subway station on the Upper West Side.

The NYPD released a photo of the individual, who allegedly touched the butt of a 37-year-old woman shortly after 10:30 a.m. When the victim confronted the creepy character, he apologized and entered further into the station, authorities said.

Police said the individual was sporting a salt and pepper beard and last seen wearing a gray hooded sweater, black pants and black sneakers.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).