Brazilian Tourist Stabbed In Neck In Queens Subway: NYPD, Reports

QUEENS, NY — An attacker stabbed a Brazilian tourist in the neck inside a Queens subway station, according to police and reports.

The slashing Thursday morning left the man, 29, hospitalized and prompted a hunt for the as-yet-unidentified assailant, authorities said.

NYPD officials said it unfolded about 10:25 a.m. as the man was on the mezzanine level of Queens Plaza subway station in Long Island City.

Another man with a knife then walked up behind the straphanger — who was a tourist from Brazil, the New York Daily News first reported — and slashed the left side of his neck, police said.

The stabber ran off, leaving the man bleeding on the platform, authorities said.

Police said the attacker wore a gray hooded sweatshirt and a black vest. They released photographs in hopes that the public could help identify him.

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.