The NYPD is trying to track down the man who stabbed someone on the Q train in Brooklyn, at the Seventh Avenue station in Prospect Heights. Police said it started with an argument, then ended with a 30-year-old man getting stabbed in the chest and arm. NBC New York’s Charles Watson reports.
A 30-year-old subway rider was stabbed in the chest and left arm as he sat on a train in Brooklyn late Tuesday, authorities say.
The man was on a northbound Q train near Seventh Avenue and Park Place in Prospect Heights when he was attacked just after 11 p.m. He was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive.
Authorities had no description of the suspect, nor did they have information on the circumstances of that led to the stabbing. It also wasn't clear if the victim was sleeping at the time.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stopper at 1-800-577-TIPS.
The stabbing comes as Gov. Kathy Hochul announced 250 additional members of the National Guard will be stationed at MTA subway stations throughout the holiday season as millions of visitors come to the city.
"We welcome them. We’re excited they’re here but I want them to know when they come through that turnstile they’ll be safe," said about those visiting the city.
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That new group on patrol will be in addition to the 750 National Guard troops initially deployed at stations in March following a series of high-profile violent subway incidents.
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According to data from the NYPD, year-to-date felony assaults on the transit system have dipped nearly 2% compared to the same point in 2023 — as MTA CEO Janno Lieber urged lawmakers to consider legislation that would ban violent offenders.
"Maybe the first step should be let’s not have them in a situation that they repeatedly show they’re going to get violent in," said Lieber.
