{"id":369564,"date":"2026-10-10T03:10:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T03:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/369564\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T03:10:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T03:10:57","slug":"knife-wielding-stranger-slashes-commuter-in-face-on-nyc-train-during-morning-rush-cops-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/369564\/","title":{"rendered":"Knife-wielding stranger slashes commuter in face on NYC train during morning rush: cops, sources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A knife-wielding maniac <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/24\/us-news\/apparent-stranger-slashes-nyc-straphanger-during-evening-rush-hour-clash-cops\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">slashed a stranger<\/a> in the face on board a Bronx train during the Friday morning rush, cops and sources said.<\/p>\n<p>The victim, 27, was riding a northbound No. 2 train passing through the 225th Street station in Williamsbridge around 9:10 a.m. when an <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/19\/us-news\/stranger-slashes-teen-in-face-over-accidental-bump-on-nyc-train\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">attacker sliced him<\/a> with the blade, police said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The victim was taken to Montefiore Medical Center, where he was listed in stable condition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"   data-modal-image=\"41268320\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/subway-train-approaches-station-new-144447119.jpg\" alt=\"A subway train approaches a station in New York.\" class=\"wp-image-41268320\"\/>A stranger slashed a 27-year-old stranger in the face on a No. 2 train in the Bronx on Friday morning. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The motive for the assault is unclear, but the two men did not know each other, law enforcement sources said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The suspect, last seen wearing a black hoodie and navy sweatpants, fled the scene, police said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The attack came days after NYPD officials revealed transit crime through September edged up slightly compared to the same period last year.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"   data-modal-image=\"41268318\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/yellow-law-enforcement-tape-isolating-144447111.jpg\" alt=\"Yellow law enforcement tape isolating a crime scene with a blurred city street in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-41268318\"\/>The victim was slashed as the 2 train passed the 225th Street station at approximately 9:10 a.m., where he was later brought to Montefiore Medical Center and is currently in stable condition. New Africa \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were 15 more crimes this year than at this point last year, as an increase of 0.9 percent,\u201d Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn terms of major crime, the New York City subway system this year is the second lowest in 15 years, behind 2025, if you exclude the pandemic years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe slight increase in major <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/03\/us-news\/transit-crime-spikes-nearly-11-in-july-with-felony-assaults-pickpocketing-by-recidivists-helping-fuel-rise-nypd\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">crime this year in transit<\/a> is mainly concentrated in felony assault, which is up 11 percent year to date, driven in significant part by assaults against public sector workers,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with all you need to know\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Tisch also revealed that 48 percent of felony assaults in the subway system so far this year were committed by those with a documented mental health history with the NYPD \u2013 and also pointed to repeat offenders as a significant driver.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A knife-wielding maniac slashed a stranger in the face on board a Bronx train during the Friday morning&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":369565,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[57,9,24,55,54,56,361,615,362,129,58],"class_list":["post-369564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-metro","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-city-headlines","tag-new-york-city-news","tag-ny","tag-slashings","tag-subway","tag-subway-slashings","tag-the-bronx","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=369564"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369564\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/369565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=369564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=369564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=369564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}