Stabbed in the face and back: unbridled violence in the New York Subway

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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 24 hours.

Early Sunday morning a 57-year-old man was stabbed in the face with a razor after a dispute in the Metro turned violent. Two passengers got into an argument aboard a line 2 train as it approached the station. Wall Streetaround 12:20 a.m., 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 22-year-old man was also stabbed aboard a train. He was on the C line at the 81st Street-Museum of Natural History station, authorities said. The victim I 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 either case. Anyone with information should call. at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) and in Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). also through the page crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or by text message to 274637 (CRIMES), followed by TIP577. All communications are strictly confidential.

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 to stations and cars, he recalled. Pix11. But the violence has not subsided.

a blunt 84% of New Yorkers believe that conditions have worsened in the city since March 2020, when the pandemic started, according to a recent survey. Most cited the trouble in the subway 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 foundation in 1904.

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