Man slashed in face in random NYC subway attack

A 25-year-old man was slashed in the face in an unprovoked attack inside a Harlem subway station on Monday night, police sources said.

The victim was on the northbound 2/3 platform of the 135th Street and Lenox Avenue station when he was attacked by an unknown man at about 8 p.m., sources said.

Members of the New York Police Department investigate the area around the 135th St. Metropolitan Transportation Authority subway station for an assault that occurred on the 2/3 train line on Monday, May 17, 2021
The NYPD investigates the area around the 135th St. subway station after an unprovoked attack.
James Keivom

The suspect fled the scene after the attack, sources said. He remained on the loose later Monday night.

The victim was hospitalized. His condition was not immediately known.

Members of the New York Police Department investigate the area
NYPD at the scene of the slashing in Harlem on May 17, 2021.
James Keivom
source: nypost.com