Man Stabbed 4 Times In Harlem Over Saved Subway Seats: NYPD

HARLEM, NY — A trio of teens stabbed a man four times over a subway seat reservation, police said.

Shortly after the victim, a 30-year-old man, boarded a southbound 2 train in the Bronx and took a seat, a teenaged man told him "you can't sit there," according to police.

That seat, the teen said, was being saved for his two buddies who were smoking in between the subway cards, the victim told police.

When the two friends emerged, an argument ensued and the three teens began to punch and kick the 30-year-old man, officials said.

One of the three men pulled out a sharp object and stabbed the man four times in the buttock as the train entered the 116th St. station, said police.

Officials said that all three men jumped down to the tracks, ran across them and climbed up to the northbound platform to then flee to the street level.

Police had little description to offer, other than claiming that the three men appeared to have dark complexions and to be aged between 13-17-year-old.

Anyone with information in regard 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).