NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Police are hunting an assailant who punched and stabbed a man on an Upper West Side subway platform last week, and released suspect photos on Wednesday to aid the investigation.
It happened at about 7:20 p.m. on the northbound platform at the 96th Street 1/2/3 station on Friday, officials said. The suspect approached a 23-year-old man and the two got into a verbal argument.
The situation escalated, and the suspect punched the victim in the face before stabbing him in the back, police said…