Three separate stabbing incidents occurred in and around subway stations in New York City on Monday, shedding light on the escalating violence in transit crime. The incidents involved a female attacker stabbing another woman at the Franklin Avenue C train station in Bedford-Stuyvesant, a man being stabbed in an unprovoked attack at West 96th Street and Broadway on the Upper West Side, and a man being stabbed multiple times during a dispute over smoking inside the Kosciuszko Street J train station in Brooklyn.
At approximately 11:40 a.m., a female assailant stabbed another woman in the back with an unknown object near the turnstile area at the Franklin Avenue C train station. The injured woman was promptly transported to a local hospital, where she is currently in stable condition. The attacker fled the scene on foot, evading capture.
In an unrelated incident, around 8 a.m., a 26-year-old man was stabbed in the buttocks in an unprovoked attack at West 96th Street and Broadway, just steps away from the Nos. 1, 2, and 3 subway station. Surveillance footage captured a cordoned-off crime scene outside a T-Mobile store. The assailant fled the scene, and authorities are actively searching for the suspect.
In Brooklyn, at approximately 4:30 a.m., a 52-year-old man was stabbed multiple times in the back during a dispute over smoking inside the Kosciuszko Street J train station. The alleged stabber fled onto the street but was swiftly apprehended by law enforcement. Charges are pending against the suspect. The exact cause of the altercation remains unclear.
A recent analysis conducted by The Post revealed a significant increase in attacks resulting in injuries on trains. In 2023, there were 570 felony assaults reported, marking a 53% surge compared to the 373 reported in 2019. These additional 200 felony assaults accounted for 25% of the 2,285 major crimes reported on trains and in stations in 2023, compared to 15% of the 2,499 major crimes in 2019.
