A 54-year-old man is recovering after he was allegedly stabbed on a Queens subway train following a brief argument about a phone call.
New York Police Department officers responded to a call at the Jamaica Center/Parsons and Archer station around 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22. Investigators said the victim reported being attacked while riding an E train.
According to the New York Post and New York Daily News, the victim asked another passenger to lower his voice during a phone conversation. The request reportedly led to a heated exchange that escalated quickly. The suspect is accused of punching the man in the face several times and then stabbing him in the abdomen with a blade.
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Emergency responders transported the victim to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he is expected to survive. Police said the suspect fled the train when it pulled into the station.
“There are no arrests at this time, and the investigation remains ongoing,” the NYPD said.
The latest incident comes amid mixed crime trends in the transit system. The Daily News reported that overall transit crime is down about 4% compared with last year, with notable decreases in robbery and theft, though subway assaults have ticked up slightly.
The stabbing also follows another violent episode on the E line earlier in the week. On Wednesday, Nov. 19, a man allegedly slashed two strangers and slapped a third on the platform at the Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike station, according to the Daily News.
