A 40-year-old man was stabbed multiple times early Wednesday at the Astor Place subway station in Manhattan’s East Village, prompting a police search for a masked suspect who fled the scene.
The attack occurred shortly before 2:30 a.m. on the northbound platform serving the No. 6 train, near Astor Place and Lafayette Street, according to police.
Emergency responders transported the victim to Bellevue Hospital, where authorities said he was in stable condition. Further details about his injuries were not immediately available.
Investigators described the suspect as a masked man who left the station after the stabbing. No arrest had been announced as of Wednesday morning.
Police were continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the attack. Authorities had not established publicly what led to the stabbing or whether the victim and suspect knew each other.
