Two strangers bumped into each other on a Manhattan subway platform — and a knife duel broke out, cops said.
Two Bronx men were arrested and slapped with weapons charges after the clash, which ended up with one combatant in the hospital, according to a police source.
Travis Banks, 42, and Angel Deleon, 46, were both waiting for the northbound D train inside of the West Fourth Street station in Greenwich Village around 4:35 p.m. Friday when they bumped into each other and began to argue, the source said.
The fight ensued while the two men were waiting for a northbound D train inside of West 4th Street station during rush hour. Robert MeceaThe fight escalated when Deleon punched Banks in the face, then pulled out a knife to threaten him, according to the source.
Shockingly, Banks was also carrying a knife. He stabbed Deleon once in the left side of his torso, the source said.
Deleon was taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition, cops said. Both men were arrested at the scene.
At least one knife was recovered, according to the source.
At least one knife was recovered at the scene, according to a police source. Kyle MazzaBanks, who lives in the Fordham neighborhood of The Bronx, was charged with first-degree assault, menacing and weapon possession. Deleon, of Melrose, was slapped with third-degree assault, menacing and weapon possession charges.
