Straphanger slashed in face with razor in unprovoked NYC subway attack
A man riding in Manhattan this week was slashed in the face with a razor by a fellow straphanger in an unprovoked attack, police said.
The violent attack took place at around 9:45 p.m. Tuesday as the northbound 2 train was approaching the 72nd Street-Broadway subway station, police said.
According to police, a stranger walked up to a 49-year-old man sitting in the train car, pulled out a razor and slashed him across the face.
The victim was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital to be treated for a laceration across his nose. He was listed in stable condition.
The NYPD released Thursday a brief surveillance video and still photos showing the suspected slasher. Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the man.
![Police are looking for this man who is suspected of slashing a 49-year-old subway rider in the face with a razor without any provocation.](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/nyc-straphanger-slashed-face-subway-02.jpg?w=636)
![The attack took place on board a northbound No. 2 train approaching the 72nd Street/Broadway station Tuesday night.](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/nyc-straphanger-slashed-face-subway-01.jpg?w=642)
He was last seen exiting the subway station wearing a black coat over a grey hooded sweatshirt. His black hair was swept up in a top bun.
As of Friday morning, no arrests have been made.
According to the latest available statistics from the NYPD, transit crimes were up more than 33% in late November, compared to the same period last year.
But on Monday MTA Chief Executive Officer Janno Lieber pushed back on reports of a crime wave in the city’s transit system by pointing to a dip in incidents over the past 28 days.
![The suspect was last seen exiting the train. The public is being asked to help identify him.](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/nyc-straphanger-slashed-face-subway-03.jpg?w=1024)
“In the month of November, this is important, we’re actually down 13%,” Lieber said, referring to underground felonies, on Spectrum News NY1′s “Inside City Hall.”
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