A 28-year-old man was stabbed on a Manhattan train platform Thursday — in another random attack on the transit system, police sources said.
The victim was on the southbound F train platform at the Lexington Av/53 St. station around 1:30 p.m. when a stranger knifed him in the torso and face, according to the sources and police.
Medics took him to NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in stable condition, the NYPD said.
A 28-year-old man was stabbed in a downtown F train Thursday in a random attack, police sources said. Robert Miller
The victim was on a downtown F train at the Lexington Av/53 St. station around 1:30 p.m. when a stranger knifed him in the torso, according to the sources and police. Robert Miller
Medics treated him at the station, and his injuries were not life-threatening, the NYPD said. Robert Miller
His alleged stabber — wearing all black clothing with bleach stains — was collared by police on the F train platform at the Delancey St-Essex St. station a short time later, according to sources. William FarringtonHis alleged stabber — wearing all black clothing with bleach stains — was collared by police on the F train platform at the Delancey St-Essex St. station a short time later, according to sources.
The NYPD didn’t immediately release his name or announce any charges against him.
The unprovoked attack came a day after a 30-year-old woman was shoved into a departing E train at the Fifth Avenue/53rd Street station, leaving her clinging to life.
Suspect Sabir Jones, 39, was arrested Thursday in Newark, New Jersey, for allegedly randomly pushing the woman, causing her to hit her head on the train and then tumble down onto the tracks.
