Man Slashed In Face, Neck At Penn Station, Police Say

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — A man was hospitalized after being slashed during an argument inside the Penn Station subway stop, police said.

The 41-year-old victim got into an argument with an unknown man around 1:30 a.m. Monday morning near the turnstiles at the Penn Station subway entrance, police said. The dispute turned violent when the man pulled out a sharp object and slashed the victim in the face and neck, police said.

Medics rushed the man to Bellevue Hospital where he was treated to non-life-threatening slash wounds, an NYPD spokesman said. The attacker was able to escape the subway station without being arrested.

Police released a photo of the suspect Tuesday, and the investigation into the attack is still ongoing, an NYPD spokesman said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS (8477).