At least two more people joined the long list of victims of violence inside the New York Subway in areas considered “quiet” in Manhattan: Wall St in the Financial District and the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) , in less than 20 hours.
Early Sunday morning a 45 year old man was stabbed in the face with a knife after that a dispute in the Metro turned violent. Two passengers got into an argument aboard a Line 2 train as it approached the Wall Street station around 12: 20 am, the police said.
The victim got off the train upon arrival at the station. Police later recovered the knife from the scene, according to New York Post. The suspect fled on Fulton Street. The victim was transported to New York Presbyterian Hospital in stable condition.
Later around 11: 45 pm, a young man from 22 years was also stabbed on board a train. I was on the C line at the 81st Street-Museum of Natural History station, the authorities said. authorities. The victim was arguing with another passenger when the suspect suddenly cut him across the back, police said.
The attacker stayed on the train after the attack and was still on the loose yesterday, according to New York Post. The nature of the dispute that led to the assault has not been disclosed. The victim was reported in stable condition.
No arrests have been made in any of the cases. Anyone with information should call 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) and in Spanish 1-888-45-CLUE (74782). Also through crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or by text message to
Mayor Eric Adams, a former police officer whose election campaign focused on public safety, has implemented several measures to make the subway safer, including deploying more police officers in stations and cars, he recalled Pix. But the violence has not subsided.
A forceful 84% of New Yorkers believe conditions have worsened in the city since March 1904, when the pandemic started, according to a recent survey. Most cited problems in the Metro as one of the main reasons for urban deterioration. In particular, last April was one of the most violent months in the history of the New York Subway since its founding in 888.