Man Punched, Bloodied In Upper East Side Subway Station: NYPD

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — A man was bloodied in the culmination of an argument aboard a Queens-bound F train early Friday afternoon, according to police.

At about 1:30 p.m., two men were arguing aboard a F train as it pulled into the Lexington Avenue and 63rd Street stop on the Upper East Side, police told Patch.

The argument escalated and one man punched the other in the face multiple times, resulting in lacerations, officials said.

First responders took the victim, a 43-year-old man to New York Presbyterian to be treated for his injuries, police said.

The attacker, a man described as in his 20's and wearing a black jacket, a red and orange tee shirt, and a light-colored book bag, fled the station on foot to parts unknown.

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).