Crime & Safety
Subway Attack Leaves Man Injured: Police
A man was stabbed in the neck on a subway platform on the Upper East Side on Tuesday morning, according to the NYPD.
UPPER EAST SIDE, NY – A 52-year-old man was stabbed in the neck with an unknown object early Tuesday morning, police said.
The stabbing occurred on a subway platform near E. 96th Street and Lexington Avenue, police confirmed, at approximately 3:30 a.m.
The local 6 train stops at 96th Street.
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The victim was taken to NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in stable condition, police said.
No arrests have been made, and an investigation is ongoing. Police described the assailant as wearing a green shirt and red sweatpants.
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Less than a week ago, two teenagers were injured in a stabbing on a subway train near Times Square.
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