A man armed with a knife slashed a stranger in the face aboard a Bronx subway train during Friday morning’s rush hour, according to police and law enforcement sources.
The 27-year-old victim was traveling north on a No. 2 train near the 225th Street station in Williamsbridge at about 9:10 a.m. when the suspect attacked him with the blade, police said.
Emergency responders took the injured man to Montefiore Medical Center, where he was reported to be in stable condition.
Investigators have not determined a motive. The victim and attacker did not know each other, according to law enforcement sources.
The suspect was last seen wearing a black hoodie and navy sweatpants before fleeing the train and the area, police said.
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The Bronx subway assault occurred just days after NYPD officials reported a slight year-over-year increase in transit crime through September.
“There were 15 more crimes this year than at this point last year, as an increase of 0.9 percent,” Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.
“In terms of major crime, the New York City subway system this year is the second lowest in 15 years, behind 2025, if you exclude the pandemic years.”
Tisch said the modest rise in major transit crime was driven largely by felony assaults, which are up 11 percent so far this year. She said attacks involving public-sector workers accounted for a significant share of that increase.
The commissioner also said that 48 percent of felony assaults reported in the subway system this year involved suspects with a documented mental health history with the NYPD, while repeat offenders remained another major factor.