Man Slashed On UES Subway: Police

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — A man slashed a fellow subway rider on an Upper East Side train Thursday evening, according to police.

Two men got into an argument aboard a 6 train near the 77th Street and Lexington Avenue station, according to police.

The fight ended when an unidentified man punched the 55-year-old fellow rider several times in the head and used a sharp object to slash him across the face, officials said.

Police said the slasher then fled the station on foot.

First responders brought the victim to Lenox Hill Hospital — just above the station — in stable condition, police told Patch.

Officials said the slasher was last seen wearing a black jacket and blue jeans.

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).