New York – New York City police say a woman was slashed on the knee after a dispute with another passenger over a subway seat.
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The woman was taken to a hospital in stable condition. The slashing occurred around 6 a.m. Thursday at the Parkchester station in the Bronx.
The attacker got off the train, and police were looking for her.
It’s not clear what the weapon was.
WCBS radio station (http://cbsloc.al/2rVq0nd ) says police have received nearly 50 reports of subway riders attacked with blades or other sharp objects so far this year. That compares to 38 for the same period last year.
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Information from: WCBS-AM, http://www.wcbs880.com
Yidden, don’t try to push to get a seat, you life or your face is not worth the discomfort of standing for a while.
There are stabbings every day in the ny. transit systems .This is an intifada on the subway. We hear nothing about this from passengers who have no other way to travel about in the city We need policemen on every train again