Stabbing on 2 Train in Morningside Heights Being Investigated as a Hate Crime

MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS, NY — Police are investigating a weekend attack at a 2 train station in Morningside Heights as a possible hate crime.

On Saturday a man, 29, was stabbed twice during a fight with another man who shouted anti-gay slurs at him. At around 7:05 p.m. as the northbound 2 train pulled into the 110th Street station, the attacker exited the train only to return and punch the victim in the face, police said. The two men then got into a fight on the subway platform, where the victim was stabbed once in the chest, police said. After the initial stabbing, the victim caught up with the attacker on the street where he was stabbed again, police told Patch.

The attacker, who was wearing blue jeans, a white T-shirt and a gray backpack, was then able to flee in the direction of West 109th Street, police told Patch.

The victim was transported to Mount Sinai St. Luke's hospital with minor injuries, police said.

The police investigation into the stabbing is ongoing, but it is being treated as a possible hate crime, police said. So far, no arrests have been made.

Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that the incident took place on a northbound 1 train.

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