Overview

• A 29-year-old man was slashed in the face after a verbal dispute aboard a southbound F train at Jamaica Hills’ 179th Street station just after 4 a.m. on Aug. 9.
• Surveillance images show a bearded man in his 30s wearing a blue button-down shirt over a gray T-shirt and a blue bucket hat, and no arrests have been made in connection with the attack.
• In a separate incident early on Aug. 10, an assailant slashed a passenger and stole phones and a backpack on a northbound D train near Kingsbridge Road in the Bronx.
• Both suspects reportedly fled stations on foot, challenging investigators who are reviewing surveillance footage and seeking eyewitness accounts.
• CompStat data for the 107th Precinct show a 21.7% drop in felony assaults and a 32% decline in transit crimes through Aug. 10 despite ongoing commuter safety concerns.