Man With 'Boston' Tattoo Pulls Knife On Man Riding Subway: Police

FLATBUSH, BROOKLYN — Authorities are looking for a man who they say pulled a knife on a man during a Brooklyn subway ride.

Just after 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, a 31-year-old man was riding the 5 train in Brooklyn, police say. That's when a man around 45 or 50 years old pulled out a knife and held it to his leg, according to police.

At the Beverly Road stop in East Flatbush, the knife-wielding man got off the train and fled, police said.

The alleged menacer is described by police as standing 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighing about 160 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black t-shirt, black shorts, black shoes and a tan hat. He has a tattoo with the word, "BOSTON" on his right forearm, which you can barely see in the photos above.

Here's how anyone with information can contact police:

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

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