NYPD IDs Suspect In Queensboro Plaza Attack After Second Stabbing

LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS — New York police are searching for the person they say stabbed a man in the face at a busy Long Island City subway station Friday before attacking a second person in Jackson Heights on Saturday.

Police on Saturday identified the suspect as Donny Ubiera, 32, of Queens. Authorities say Ubiera randomly stabbed a 62-year-old man on board a 7 train as it pulled into the Queensboro Plaza subway station Friday morning.

The rush-hour attack happened around 8:40 a.m. on a Manhattan-bound train when police say Ubiera used a knife to stab the man, unprovoked, in the right side of his face and hand, an NYPD spokesperson said.

The victim was rushed to Elmhurst Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The suspect got off the train and exited Queensboro Plaza to the street level, police said.

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Authorities have also tied Ubiera to another stabbing that happened Saturday at 74th Street and Broadway station. According to police, at approximately 7:15 a.m., Ubiera approached a 55-year-old male and displayed a large knife. He then proceeded to stab the victim in the neck before fleeing to street level.

The victim was taken to Elmhurst Hospital in critical but stable condition. A knife was recovered on scene by responding officers, police said.

Anyone with information on Ubiera's whereabouts is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-8477. The public can also submit tips online at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or on Twitter to @NYPDTips.