UPDATE 4/8/2025
As daughter Monika Bien Confirmed to Radio RAMPA, Missing Antoni Bien has been located and is safe. Radio RAMPA has also received the following statement from Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Hospital: “Mr. Bien was safely discharged from Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Hospital in March and transferred to another facility for the appropriate level of care. Long Island Jewish Forest Hills was in contact with the other facility, before, during and after his transfer. Mr. Bien was safe the entire time. When the story was reported that his family was looking for him, Long Island Jewish Forest Hills leadership was quickly able to connect with Mr. Bien’s family in Poland. The family has since spoken with Mr. Bien and they know where he is currently being cared for.”
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On April 2, 2025, the New York Police Department received a report of the disappearance of 70-year-old Antoni Bien, whose address was listed as 60-30 Madison Street in Queens.
According to the NYPD, the man was last seen on March 14, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. at LIJ Forest Hills Hospital.
He is described as a Caucasian male, 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighing 250 pounds and with blue eyes.
His daughter, Monika Bień, who permanently lives in Poland, is appealing for help in finding the man. “Any information is very valuable to me, because I have not had contact with him since then (March 14) and no one has seen him anywhere,” the daughter informs. In an interview with Radio RAMPA, Ms. Monika said that her father is ill and also suffers from dementia. As his daughter Monika told Radio RAMPA, the man was often seen at Benninger Playground in Queens. He had plans to return to Poland.
New York City Councilman Robert Holden, District 30, is also appealing for help in finding the man on social media.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the police or Councilman Robert Holden’s office.