A straphanger was stabbed at New York City’s busiest subway station during the Friday evening rush.
A 35-year-old man was slashed on his head while waiting for a 1/2/3 train just before 7 p.m., the NYPD said.
Police at the scene of the stabbing on the Times Square subway station. Peter Gerber
Police place crime scene tape near the scene of the stabbing. Peter Gerber
Authorities carry off a 35-year-old man who was slashed in the head. Peter GerberHe was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where he was expected to recover, according to police.
The suspect is still at large, and police did not know if the man was targeted, or attacked at random on the subway platform.
The violence comes two days after a stabbing attack at another busy Midtown Manhattan station.
A man was stabbed five times on a platform at the 59th Street-Columbus Circle station Wednesday after he tried to break up a fight between a man and a woman, according to police.
First responders prepare to place the victim in an ambulance. Peter Gerber
Authorities carry the stabbed 35-year-old man to the ambulance. Peter GerberComments
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