A woman is recovering in the hospital after being slashed multiple times aboard a New York City subway train overnight, in an attack that has renewed concerns about safety in the transit system. Police say a 32-year-old woman was cut several times across her body on a northbound 6 train. Investigators have taken someone into custody in connection with the assault.
According to officers, the attack happened just after 11 p.m., at around 11:30, while the train was stopped at the East 149th Street station in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx. The victim was found with cuts to her left arm, her chest and her lower back. She was taken to a hospital and is expected to be okay.
Sources say the weapon used to carry out the bloody attack was a scalpel, which was recovered at the scene. The detail has added an unusual and disturbing element to an assault that unfolded inside a subway car late at night.
Investigators now have a person in custody, but that individual had not been charged as of the latest update. Sources tell News 12 that the attack may have stemmed from a prior dispute between the people involved, rather than a random encounter.
The victim's injuries, while serious enough to require hospital treatment, are not considered life-threatening, and she is expected to recover. Police continue to investigate exactly what led to the violence and how the confrontation escalated to a slashing.
The slashing comes amid a sharp rise in transit crime in the neighborhood, which police say is up a striking 70% this year. At least 18 incidents have been reported so far in 2026, compared with 10 at the same point last year, a trend that has put riders and authorities on edge.