Early Morning Commuter Slashed In Queens Subway Station: Cops

KEW GARDENS, QUEENS — Police are looking for a man who slashed a commuter in a Queens subway station Thursday morning.

A 19-year-old man was heading into the Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike subway station about 7 a.m. when he bumped into a stranger, who pulled out a knife and slashed him in the hand and the arm, according to police.

First responders rushed the teen to New York Downtown Hospital in stable condition, police said.

The NYPD released surveillance images early Friday of a suspect they want to question about the slashing.

Anyone with information in regard to the identity of this male 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 CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are kept confidential.