Police search for man who slashed woman in Harlem subway station
Nov. 6, 2024, 3:55 p.m.
The NYPD says a woman was waiting for a downtown A train when she got into an argument with an unknown man and was slashed in the face.
Police are searching for a man they say slashed a 37-year-old woman in the face with a razor blade after an argument on the downtown A train platform at 125th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue in Harlem.
The incident took place at 11 p.m. on Tuesday, officials said. The woman was treated at St. Luke’s Hospital, a police spokesperson said.
The woman did not know her attacker, who fled shortly after the incident, according to a police complaint.
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