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Female Cut Up During Argument  The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with the slashing of a woman in Flushing. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein Queens Voice February 27, 2024 QUEENS - Cops are looking for the man who cut up a woman’s hand and torso in Flushing.  At around 11:30 pm on February 24, a 32-year-old woman was outside a pharmacy at 37-64 90 Street in Flushing. Cops said the woman got into an argument with a man on the street.   According to the NYPD, the man pulled out a sharp object and slashed the woman on the hand and her torso. He then ran away in an unknown direction.  EMS rushed the victim to NYC Health and Hospitals/Elmhurst where she was treated and was listed in stable condition.  The NYPD released surveillance of the suspect who is described as a male with a medium complexion and a medium build. He was last seen wearing a black jacket, blue jeans, and black sneakers. Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to cal...

Tourist Neck Slashed at Subway Station   The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a slashing of a Brazilian tourist at a Queens subway station. -Photo by NYPD 2nd Brazilian Tourist Wounded in NYC in 2 Weeks By Dan Gesslein  Queens Voice  February 16, 2024  QUEENS - A Brazilian tourist was slashed across the neck at a Queens subway station during what is being called an unprovoked attack, the NYPD said.  At around 10:30 am on February 15, a 29-year-old tourist from Brazil was standing on the mezzanine level of the Queens Plaza subway station on the "E, M, R" line. Cops said without warning a man dressed in a black balaclava and gray hoodie walked up behind him and slashed the left side of the tourist’s neck with a knife.  The knife-totting suspect ran out of the station but not before his image was captured on subway surveillance cameras.  The victim was rushed by EMS to Elmhurst Hospital. He is listed in stable condition. This is the seco...

Rider Slashed on MTA Bus in Queens  The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a slashing inside an MTA bus in Queens. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein Queens Voice February 7, 2024 QUEENS - A crazed straphanger slashed a fellow rider with a box cutter inside an MTA bus near Queens College, the NYPD said. Surveillance video from inside the bus appears to show the suspect holding the box cutter before the attack. At around 5 pm on January 22, a 57-year-old man was riding on an MTA bus at the intersection of Main Street and Melbourne Avenue, near Cedar Grove Cemetery when another rider started arguing with him. Cops said the man who was seen holding a camo backpack, took a box cutter and slashed the rider in the arm and chest.  The attacker jumped out of the bus and fled in an unknown direction.  EMS rushed the victim to Presbyterian Queens Hospital where he was listed in stable condition.  The suspect is described as a male with a dark complexion, medium bui...