{"id":77142,"date":"2025-12-21T15:19:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T15:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/77142\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T15:19:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T15:19:08","slug":"straphanger-repeatedly-stabbed-overnight-on-board-queens-train","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/77142\/","title":{"rendered":"Straphanger repeatedly stabbed overnight on board Queens train"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1200\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/queens-subway-google-nypd.jpg\" class=\"crop-center wp-post-image\" alt=\"inside of a Queens train station and man wanted for allegedly stabbing a man\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   title=\"Man repeatedly stabbed on board Queens train; suspect at large 1\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The suspect who allegedly stabbed a man on a Queens train. <\/p>\n<p>Google maps; inset NYPD photo<\/p>\n<p>Police are searching for a suspect who allegedly stabbed a commuter multiple times on board a <a href=\"http:\/\/amny.com\/queens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Queens<\/a> train following an argument early Saturday morning.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>According to law enforcement sources, the 40-year-old victim was on a southbound R train at around 2 a.m. on Dec. 20 when the attack occurred.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>Police said the victim and suspect started arguing on the train when the situation escalated to violence. After an exchange of words, the suspect whipped out a knife and stabbed the victim multiple times in the torso and left leg.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Badly hurt, the victim managed to exit the train at the Steinway Street stop, where officers from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/site\/nypd\/bureaus\/patrol\/precincts\/114th-precinct.page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">114th Precinct<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/site\/nypd\/bureaus\/transit-housing\/transit-district-20.page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Transit District 20<\/a> found him bloodied from his wounds. The suspect stayed on the train, police said.<\/p>\n<p>EMS responded and brought the victim to NYC Health and Hospitals\/Elmhurst in stable condition.\n<\/p>\n<p>Police said the victim did not know his attacker; it is unclear right now what sparked the argument that led to the attack.\n<\/p>\n<p>Police released surveillance photos of the suspect on Sunday. He was last seen wearing a beige jacket, blue shirt, black pants and black sneakers.\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-137819314\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/RMA-3030-25-Assault-114-Pct-TD20-12-20-25-2.jpg\" alt=\"man wearing beige jacket and dark pants\" width=\"255\" height=\"627\" title=\"Man repeatedly stabbed on board Queens train; suspect at large 2\"\/>The suspect who allegedly stabbed a man on board a Queens train.NYPD photo\n<\/p>\n<p>So far there are no arrests, but the investigation remains ongoing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information regarding this incident can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/crimestoppers.nypdonline.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">crimestoppers.nypdonline.org<\/a>, or on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nypdtips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@NYPDTips<\/a>. All calls and messages are kept confidential.<\/p>\n<p>The incident took place just a week after another man was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amny.com\/new-york\/brooklyn-subway-slashing-a-train-12112025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">slashed in the face<\/a> by a commuter following an argument over bumping into each other on a Manhattan-bound A train.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Gov. Kathy Hochul, along with law enforcement officials from the MTA and NYPD, announced on Thursday that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amny.com\/news\/subway-crime-drops-hochul-funding-nypd-officers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">subway crime dropped to its lowest level in 16 years.<\/a> Despite the achievement, the governor also pledged an additional $77 million to keep cops on the subways through next year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The suspect who allegedly stabbed a man on a Queens train. 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