EAST VILLAGE, Manhattan (WABC) — A 40-year-old man was stabbed multiple times early Wednesday during an argument on a northbound 6 train in Manhattan, police said.<\/p>\n
The stabbing happened just before 2:30 a.m. Police said the victim, who is homeless and from Manhattan, was stabbed multiple times by another man wearing a ski mask.<\/p>\n
The victim was found after the train arrived at the Astor Place station at Lafayette Street in the East Village. Someone called 911, and the suspect ran away, police said.<\/p>\n
The victim was taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really sad and scary,\u201d said Nancy Bissmeyer, who was visiting from Indianapolis. \u201cI try not to ride in the middle of the night so I don\u2019t know if that helps at all.”<\/p>\n
Joseph Phillips, who lives nearby in the East Village, described the incident as \u201cwild.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s always going to be arguments. The city can stress people out especially if you\u2019re unhoused that\u2019s a big issue as well,\u201d Phillips said.<\/p>\n
Police could have a lead on the suspect because the MTA has a camera on every subway car.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s kind of to be expected these days unfortunately,\u201d said Ella Bardo, who was visiting from Carmel, Indiana, with Bissmeyer.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wish they would do more with prosecuting crime here in New York,\u201d Bardo said.<\/p>\n
Major crime across the subway system is up 1.6% so far this year, driven by felony assaults and nonviolent grand larcenies. According to the NYPD, felony assaults are up 12% and misdemeanor assaults are up 16%. Six subway murders have been reported so far this year, compared with four last year.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat if the cops do their job and then they can\u2019t finish. You gotta run all the way around the track to make a mile, not halfway, you know,\u201d Bardo said.<\/p>\n
Phillips also pointed to mental health concerns.<\/p>\n
\u201cMental health is a tackle. People really don\u2019t want to talk about the issues at hand and it just leads to hostile environments for the rest of us,\u201d Phillips said.<\/p>\n
The suspect, who police said was wearing a ski mask, remained at large.<\/p>\n
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