Man stabbed twice in the neck while waiting for subway in Queens: NYPD

NYPD searching for subway stabbing suspect

The NYPD is asking for the public's help finding a man accused of stabbing a stranger twice in the neck on a Queens subway platform.

NEW YORK - The NYPD is trying to find a man wanted for allegedly stabbing a stranger twice in the neck on a subway platform in Queens.

The victim was standing on the Manhattan-bound A-train platform at the Rockaway Boulevard Station in Ozone Park at around 2:30 p.m. when a man approached him from behind and stabbed him two times in the right side of his neck with an unidentified object.

The victim fell to the ground and the suspect took off on foot.

EMS took the victim to a nearby hospital where he was listed in critical but stable condition.

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Police have released a surveillance photo of the suspect, holding what appears to be a black bag and some kind of knife.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

Police say all calls are strictly confidential.