Overview

• The 28-year-old and 32-year-old victims were stabbed in the abdomen and buttocks on the station’s mezzanine level at about 7:20 a.m.
• Each victim flagged down NYPD and MTA officers before being transported to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition.
• Police arrested a person of interest in the hours following the incident as investigators seek to determine a motive.
• Service at Grand Central-42nd Street remained uninterrupted throughout the response.
• The attack adds to a series of subway assaults this year that have prompted increased NYPD, National Guard and volunteer Guardian Angels patrols.