Man Stabbed In The Face At Crown Heights Subway Station: Cops

CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — A man landed in the hospital after he was stabbed in the face at a Crown Heights subway station last week, according to police.

The 35-year-old man was inside the Franklin Avenue station just before 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 24 when he got into an argument with another straphanger, according to police.

As the argument escalated, the straphanger stabbed the 35-year-old in the face, police said.

The man was taken to Methodist Hospital with a puncture wound in his cheek, police said.

Police have released surveillance photos of the attacker, who they say fled the station after the incident:

The incident comes as officials work to tamp down crime on the city's subway system with a "Subway Safety Plan" that began last week.

Violent attacks have continued even as the safety plan rolled out, including a man who was shot at Broadway Junction station, woman who was brutally beaten with a hammer during a robbery at Queens Plaza station and a 20-year-old woman who was punched and stabbed while standing at the Van Siclen Avenue station in East New York, according to officials.

Anyone with information in regard to 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 CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential