Video: Harlem Bus Passenger Stabbed Unprovoked; Police Seek Suspect

HARLEM, NY — Police released video of a man stabbing a fellow passenger on board an MTA bus in Harlem earlier this month, as authorities search for the assailant.

A 38-year-old man was riding a bus serving as a shuttle for the 2 train around 1 a.m. on Aug. 11, when an unknown man stabbed him in the right forearm and slashed him on the right hand without provocation, police said.

Video released Sunday appears to show the suspect sitting next to the victim and staring at him, then beginning to stab him repeatedly as fellow passengers scramble to the opposite end of the crowded bus.

The victim walked into Harlem Hospital — which is steps from the site of the stabbing — in stable condition, police said.

The man got off the bus before police arrived and fled in an unknown direction, police told Patch at the time.

Police asked anyone with information to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). People can also submit tips online or on Twitter, @NYPDTips.

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