A 54-year-old man is recovering after he was allegedly stabbed on a Queens subway train following a brief argument about a phone call.
New York Police Department officers responded to a call at the Jamaica Center/Parsons and Archer station around 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22. Investigators said the victim reported being attacked while riding an E train.
According to the New York Post and New York Daily News, the victim asked another passenger to lower his voice during a phone conversation. The request reportedly led to a heated exchange that escalated quickly. The suspect is accused of punching the man in the face several times and then stabbing him in the abdomen with a blade.
Emergency responderstransported the victim to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he is expected to survive. Police said the suspect fled the train when it pulled into the station…