Overview
- The assault occurred around 2:20 a.m. on Feb. 7 on a northbound N train approaching 86th Street in Gravesend, Brooklyn.
- Investigators say the assailant demanded a 25-year-old rider’s wallet, then slashed him in the head, face, back, and knee before taking the wallet.
- The suspect fled through the turnstiles at 86th Street and was captured on video wearing a black mask with a bright red puffer jacket and his hood up.
- Transit District 34 personnel aided the victim, who was transported to NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn and listed in stable condition.
- No arrests have been announced, and the NYPD urges anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers by phone, online, or via @NYPDTips.