Two men were slashed by strangers in separate attacks in subway stations in Manhattan and Brooklyn, cops said Tuesday.
The latest attack happened at 135th Street and Lenox Avenue in Harlem around 8 p.m. Monday when a 25-year-old man was slashed “from ear to neck,” according to cops.
The man had been standing on a southbound platform when he was approached from behind by a stranger who cut him with an unknown object, police said. He was taken to Harlem Hospital and expected to survive.
The earlier attack happened at 6 p.m. at Kingston Avenue and Fulton Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant when a 23-year-old man was stabbed in the back while getting off a northbound C subway, cops said.
New contingents of NYPD police have been deployed underground because of an alarming increase in rider assault. © Marie Le Ble/ZUMA Wire“What’s up, man?” the attacker asked after slashing the man, according to police sources.
The victim walked into Interfaith Medical Center, where he was treated and released.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city would add 250 police shifts to the New York City subways. © Marie Le Ble/ZUMA WireThe attack was “unprovoked,” cops said.
Police were looking for a male in his 30s who was wearing a yellow jacket in the attack.
On Monday, Mayor de Blasio said the city would add 250 police shifts to the subways to help fight crime.
More NYPD police have been deployed underground because of an alarming increase in workers who are stabbed, beaten, stolen or thrown under the train. Marie Le Ble/ZUMA Wire