A Brooklyn straphanger slashed another passenger after their pair collided onboard a train last week.
The violent attack occurred at approximately 5:23 p.m. on Aug. 29 aboard a Queens-bound A train near the Hoyt-Schermerhorn Streets station, police said.
Cops say a 31-year-old man entered a crowded train and accidentally bumped into the suspect. Becoming enraged, the perpetrator yelled something the victim did not understand before pulling a sharp object from his backpack.
Law enforcement sources said the brute then slashed the commuter across his face and left wrist as the train, then departed at the Hoyt-Schermerhorn stop before officers from the 84th Precinct and NYPD Transit District 30 could apprehend him.
The victim, meanwhile, was taken to Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, where he received stitches and was listed in stable condition.
Police are still searching for the alleged attacker, and on Tuesday released images of the suspect, who was last seen wearing a black hat, blue pants and black sweater. Anyone with information regarding this incident can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS or submit tips online. All calls and messages are kept confidential.
Year-to-date, both assault and transit crime are up in the 84th Precinct, according to the latest NYPD statistics. As of Aug. 31, assault was up 10%, from 226 incidents in 2024 to 249 in 2025; transit crime rose 24.2% from 33 incidents to 41.
Last year, a man was shot with his own gun at the Hoyt-Schermerhorn station after a fight onboard the A train — an incident cops later blamed on fare evasion. A man arrested at the station for public urination earlier this year was found to be carrying guns and ammo, police said at the time.
This story first appeared on Brooklyn Paper’s sister site amNewYork.
