In the most recent incident, a 29-year-old victim was on a northbound number 3 train when she was attacked just after 11:10 p.m. Wednesday.
NYPD officers are searching for the suspect who slashed a woman riding the subway in Lower Manhattan late Wednesday night. The 29-year-old victim was heading home on a northbound No. 3 train when she was attacked just after 11:10 p.
m. at the Wall Street stop.The victim was slashed in the left arm, left elbow, back and fingers. The woman was taken to Bellevue Hospital and was said to be stable. The victim's sister spoke out Thursday and said her sister is a brave woman who is recovering from surgery after fighting back against her attacker.The attacker fled the scene. He was last seen wearing a blue face mask and gray backpack. So far, no arrests have been made in this incident. However, police were able to make an arrest in a separate stabbing at a subway station in Chelsea.Officers responded to the Eighth Avenue and West 23rd Street station in Chelsea at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, where they found a 25-year-old woman stabbed on the left side of her back. Police say the victim was walking into the station, down the stairs, when she was approached by Rivera who stabbed her.Police say felony assaults in transit are up 7.4% compared to last year and robberies are down 8.8% compared to last year. Have a breaking news tip or an idea for a story we should cover? Send it to Eyewitness News using the form below. If attaching a video or photo,3 additional victims of 9/11 attacks identified almost 24 years later
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