Manhattan subway stabbing: Man attacked after argument on 6 train in East Village, cops say

Transit detectives are looking for the suspect who violently stabbed a man on board a 6 train in the East Village early on Wednesday morning. Police sources said the bloody attack occurred on an uptown-bound 6 train near the Astor Place station at about 2:25 a.m. on Oct. 14. Officers from the 9th Precinct and NYPD Transit District 4 were alerted to the assault and found the wounded victim, a 40-year-old man, after the train arrived at Astor Place. Based on a preliminary investigation, authorities learned that the victim had become embroiled in a verbal dispute with the suspect. The reasons for the argument are not yet known. EMS rushed the victim, who sustained multiple stab wounds, to Bellevue Hospital for treatment; he is listed in stable condition. The suspect, meanwhile, had fled the station to parts unknown. Police said the perpetrator appeared to be a man with a dark complexion who wore a ski mask. So far, no arrests have been made in the ongoing investigation, police said.