34 Stitches For MTA Conductor After Brutal Subway Neck Slashing

BROOKLYN, NY — An MTA train conductor was slashed in the neck during a random attack inside a Brooklyn subway stop Thursday morning, requiring more than three dozen stitches, authorities said.

Alton Scott, 59, was hospitalized but expected to recover after the slashing, which took place shortly before 3:40 a.m. as he pulled an A train into Rockaway Ave. Station in Bed-Stuy, NYPD officials said.

Police stated that Scott had just leaned his head out of a window when he was slashed in the neck with an unidentified sharp object, leading to a gash that required 34 stitches to repair.

Medics rushed Scott to a nearby hospital, where he is expected to recover, an NYPD spokesperson said.

"This is attempted murder," TWU Local 100 Union President Richard Davis said. "The wound on Mr. Scott's neck is too close to his carotid artery. We're at a breaking point where we can't do our jobs safely. The city is in crisis, and the target is on our backs."

Police hours after the attack offered scant descriptions of the slasher, beyond that of him being a man wearing a blue vest.

The investigation remains ongoing.

"The law is clear: our safety is in the hands of our employer. But we need better protection now, before we lose one of our own. I've said it before, and I'll say it again: statistics mean nothing until the violence stops," Davis said.

This article has been updated with a statement from Transport Workers Union Local 100.