A 15-year-old was assaulted by a gang of thugs in Brooklyn, police said.
The teen — who was either slashed or stabbed — suffered cuts to his face, left hand, left arm and chest following the attack outside 4708 6th Ave., near 46th Street in Sunset Park at around 7:40 a.m. Saturday, cops said.
The victim was brought to Maimonides Hospital in stable condition, the NYPD said.
Police are looking for five males who drove off westbound on 47th Street.
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The incident comes hours after one man was shot, a second man stabbed and a third pepper sprayed on the subway in separate acts of violence in the city overnight, police said.
On the rails, a man was pepper-sprayed aboard an E train at Broadway and 34th Street shortly before 5:30 a.m. Saturday, then robbed of his jacket containing his cell phone, cops said.
The victim, whose age was not immediately available, was taken by EMS to Lenox Hill Hospital in stable condition, police said.