Man Stabbed In Eye In Union Square Subway Station, Police Say

UNION SQUARE, NY — A 57-year-old man was stabbed in the right eye inside the 14th Street Union Square subway station on Friday night, New York City Police Department officials said on Monday.

According to the NYPD, just after midnight on Friday night, the victim engaged in an argument with the perpetrator.

Then, the perpetrator stabbed the victim in the right eye with a sharp, unknown object, and left the station on foot in an unknown direction, police said.

The victim was transported by medics to NYC Health and Hospitals/Bellevue in stable condition for an injury to his right eye, authorities said.

Police are still investigating the incident, and have not made any arrests, but have released surveillance footage of the suspect.

Anyone with information about 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).

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