A man was hospitalized after he was the victim of a brutal subway slashing across his face as crime continues to be a problem in New York City amid an explosion in transit crime in the city in recent weeks.
The news comes as attacks on the subway remain prevalent in the city and NYPD officer morale is at a low point.
The victim was headed southbound on the A train in Greenwich Village.
The train was stopped at the West 4th Street - Washington Square Station in Manhattan.
It's unclear what led to the incident but the man was slashed across the face. A suspect has not yet been identified.
No word Saturday evening on the man's condition, police said they're looking for the attacker.
According to the NYPD's latest monthly numbers, overall crime was up 11.2 percent last month compared with October 2020. Robbery was up by 15.8 percent and felony assault rose by 13.8 percent.
Transit crimes have skyrocketed as ridership struggles to return to pre-pandemic levels.
From the week of November 8 to November 14, transit crimes were up a whopping 140 percent from the same week in 2020.
In the last 28 days, transit crime went up 45 percent from the same period last year, with 186 crimes reported.
A man was hospitalized after being slashed across the face in Greenwich Village Saturday
The stabbing occurred inside the West 4th Street - Washington Square Station in Manhattan
The latest New York City crime statistics shows overall crime is up year-over-year
According to the NYPD's latest monthly numbers, overall crime was up 11.2 percent last month compared with October 2020
The spike in overall lawlessness comes as the city grapples with an increase in visible, violent crime, including horrific subway and street attacks that have left New Yorkers terrified.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's policies have been blamed for the crime spike
Earlier in November, a man wearing a grinning mask inspired by the film The Purge attacked a stranger on the street with an ax. The 51-year-old victim was taken to a nearby hospital with a deep cut in his arm.
Days later, a man threw a Molotov cocktail into a Brooklyn bodega after an argument with employees. The workers escaped as the arsonist was about to throw a second one, but he was stopped by a witness.
An Asian woman was waiting for a subway in Times Square last week when police say a homeless man snatched her purse and shoved her onto the tracks.
The violent attack took place just before 1:45pm
