Overview

• A 38-year-old man was fatally stabbed during a dispute on a Brooklyn-bound No. 5 train after another rider stepped on his shoes.
• The altercation began on the train and continued onto the platform at the Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall station, where the victim was stabbed again.
• The victim was found unresponsive with multiple stab wounds and was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.
• The NYPD is searching for the suspect, described as a man in his 20s or 30s wearing all black and black headphones.
• This incident follows a record-high subway homicide count in 2024 and disrupts a murder-free first quarter in 2025, renewing concerns about subway safety.