Suspect Sought For Slashing Woman With Box Cutter Inside NYC Station

NEW YORK CITY — Police are searching for an unidentified man who reportedly slashed a woman with a box cutter inside a Manhattan subway station earlier this week.

The incident happened on Monday around 6:15 p.m. inside the 86th Street subway station on the Upper East Side.

A 28-year-old woman was approached by the suspect, who slashed her on the left cheek and right eyebrow with a box cutter, police said.

The woman was transported to New York-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center in stable condition.

The suspect fled out of the station on foot.

The NYPD released surveillance images of the suspect on Thursday.

A motive behind the attack is unclear at this time.

An investigation into the incident remains ongoing.

Anyone with information regarding 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). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on X @NYPDTips.