'I'll Take Your Head Off,' Man Tells UES Subway Passengers: Police

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — A man armed with a switchblade aboard an Upper East Side subway car threatened to decapitate a fellow passenger after getting angry about the crowded train, according to police.

The unidentified suspect boarded a southbound 6 train at around 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the 77th Street-Lexington Avenue station, police said.

As the packed train left the station, he "became irate and aggressive" and began brandishing a switchblade knife, pointing it at a 35-year-old man standing near him as well as other riders, police said.

"I’m not riding this train pressed up against this door," the man said, according to police. "I’ll take your head off your [expletive] neck," he allegedly added.

As other passengers feared for their safety, the man got off the train at the next stop, 68th Street–Hunter College, police said.

No one was injured.

Police on Tuesday released surveillance images showing the man jumping a turnstile at the 59th Street-Lexington Avenue station at an unspecified time.

Authorities asked anyone with information to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). People can also submit tips online or on Twitter, @NYPDTips.