Stranger Slashes Man's Face In Rockefeller Center Station: NYPD

NEW YORK CITY — A man buying a MetroCard in Rockefeller Center subway station was slashed in the face by a stranger, who remains at-large, police said.

The random attack early Monday left the 24-year-old man with a severe cut to his face, for which he went to Bellevue Hospital, authorities said.

The as-yet-unidentified slasher remained on the loose Tuesday morning as NYPD officials sought the public's help to identify him through surveillance video.

The attack unfolded about 12:20 a.m. on the station's mezzanine level, police said.

As the straphanger bought a MetroCard, the slasher walked up from behind and slashed the right side of his face with what police described as a "cutting instrument."

The attacker then ran off, police said.

People with information are asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). They can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on Twitter @NYPDTips.